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Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"My thanks to you, Bonnie, for your generous comments, for the opportunity to participate in the book club, and all your help in making this happen.

It's been a pleasure conversing with you and other club members, especially because feedback, let…"
Nov 1, 2012
Bonnie Bright replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Hi Paul. Wow! I can't believe how fast the month has gone. Thank you SO much for your thoughtful reflection in tending the book club this month. I have really enjoyed the pace and the depth of comments and replies. Of course, I had the benefit of…"
Oct 30, 2012
Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Thank you, Kathryn.
Those two poems are among the earliest-written in the collection. "Worry-free Day" is simply the rendering of an affect-charged image that came to me spontaneously during a session with my analyst. And "For Zoe" was written for…"
Oct 23, 2012
Kathryn LaFevers Evans replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Paul,
Our family was vacationing in the Sierras for the past week-and-a-half, where I had limited online access. I took your book and a couple others for contemplative reading, which I practice like Jung's synchronicity. It happens that I open a…"
Oct 23, 2012
Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"I'm glad you like "Big Museum," Bonnie. I'm fond of that poem myself, since it was one of my first large-scale efforts, and the way it came about kind of underscores the subversive aspect of my psyche.

I'd run across a magazine ad for an eco-poetry…"
Oct 16, 2012
Bonnie Bright replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Thanks for posting this, Paul. I look forward to attending and hope several of us can meet up there to support you and connect in community.
Meanwhile, this morning I read your poem "Big Museum" on p. 31 of the book and absolutely loved it. I can't…"
Oct 16, 2012
David O'Rose replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"A crusty poet in academia leapt out of that stale tank and got real."
Oct 15, 2012
Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"  Dawn McGuire & Paul Watsky
POETRY AT THE UPTOWN AUTOBODY SHOP AND ART GALLERY
 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 7 PM
401 26TH ST (AT WEBSTER)

RECEPTION FOLLOWS. WITH LIBATIONS, BOOKS & SNACKS


McGuire will read from her new collection, The Aphasia Café.…"
Oct 15, 2012
Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Truly, Barry, that's a fine way to relate to poetry. Living with it, breathing with it, acting it out.

If you haven't already encountered the Jerome Rothenberg anthology Technicians of the Sacred you might find sympatico its approach to…"
Oct 14, 2012
Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Many thanks, Kathryn."
Oct 14, 2012
Barry Spector replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Hi all - I'd like to speak to a more general poetry issue -- what I refer to in my book as the revival of the Oral Tradition. For some twenty years now I've been very fortunate to have been part of an extended community in the SF Bay Area that has…"
Oct 13, 2012
Kathryn LaFevers Evans replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Delightful animation Paul, good job dad!
I'll definitely share this with students who want to create multi-media artwork using their poetry."
Oct 6, 2012
Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Thanks very much, Kathryn. Having a person respond as you did to a poem of mine is a big part of why I write. I'm grateful you let me know.
FYI here's a link to the video George made to promote TTD. I did the reading and he took care of everything…"
Oct 5, 2012
Kathryn LaFevers Evans replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Hi Paul,
I've just joined the group and have ordered your book of poetry for delivery next week---you had me with the first poem I read via the Amazon Look Inside. I selected your Temple of Kali chapter, because the midnight blue goddess who devours…"
Oct 5, 2012
Paul Watsky replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Hi Bonnie,

Interesting questions—and hard to answer briefly, but I'll  try.

Re" I can only judge if a poem is "good" by the way I feel about it:" That's a matter of training yourself to observe certain things.You probably wouldn't say you can't…"
Oct 4, 2012
Bonnie Bright replied to Paul Watsky's discussion October: Paul Watsky—Telling The Difference in ARCHIVED-Book Club 2012-2013
"Hi Paul--and Barry, thanks for jumping in. Your comment led me to google "George Watsky" and I found some YouTube videos which reveal a very talented young man. Congrats, Paul. I've never heard you rap :) -- but from a poetry standpoint, the apple…"
Oct 4, 2012
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  • Bonnie Bright October 7, 2012 at 7:05pm

    Hi Paul. Finally--I'm getting around to offering you a formal welcome to the online depth psychology community. I'm so glad you've found us. I hope this community serves to fulfill your search for riches! :) -- and I love your sense of humor.

    As you probably know by now, we currently have over 1600 members from all over the world. I hope as you explore the community a bit you find a dynamic group of like-minded people who are all deeply drawn by the field of depth psychology. While there are many Jungian analysts and clinical psychologists here, our members come from many walks of life--artists like yourself!-- plus writers, doctors, healing professionals, counselors, students, business people, etc--so there is much cross-disciplinary knowledge and experience here to be shared.

    You're doing a fantastic job with the Book Club and seem to be navigating just fine--but In case you need detailed help navigating the site, you can use the following link---- http://www.depthpsychologyalliance.com/page/navigating-the-site----and please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Thanks for all you're doing for the community.~Bonnie

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