Comments on: Getting To Know Harry Gilleland http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/ A glimpse into the world of author Darcia Helle Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:15:17 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-446 Greetings, Heidi, Brigitte, & Dallas ~ Thank you all for dropping by and for leaving a comment. I appreciate it! Dallas, I hope your grandfather enjoys my poetry book. Cheers! Harry Greetings, Heidi, Brigitte, & Dallas ~

Thank you all for dropping by and for leaving a comment. I appreciate it!

Dallas, I hope your grandfather enjoys my poetry book.

Cheers!

Harry

]]> By: Dallas Woodburn http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Dallas Woodburn Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:43:57 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-445 Harry, you amaze me! I am going to order your book of poetry right now for my grandfather. I know he will love it just by the title alone! Keep up the great work! Best, Dallas :) dallaswoodburn@aol.com http://dallaswoodburn.blogspot.com www.writeonbooks.org Harry, you amaze me! I am going to order your book of poetry right now for my grandfather. I know he will love it just by the title alone!

Keep up the great work!

Best,
Dallas :)

dallaswoodburn@aol.com
http://dallaswoodburn.blogspot.com
http://www.writeonbooks.org

]]> By: Brigitte Thompson http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Brigitte Thompson Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:19:46 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-444 What an interesting writing collection! What an interesting writing collection!

]]> By: Heidi M Thomas http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Heidi M Thomas Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:30:48 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-443 An eclectic collection of writing, Harry! That's wonderful. Keep up the good work. Heidi An eclectic collection of writing, Harry! That’s wonderful. Keep up the good work.

Heidi

]]> By: Darcia http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Darcia Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:28:56 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-438 My pleasure, Harry! I hope you have tons of success in your writing career. My pleasure, Harry! I hope you have tons of success in your writing career.

]]> By: Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:19:26 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-437 Thanks, Darcia, for hosting me. :-) Cheers! Harry Thanks, Darcia, for hosting me. :-)

Cheers!

Harry

]]> By: Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:03:08 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-431 Hi, Dana ~ I am pleased that you enjoyed my storoem, "The Nature Trail". I like to include humor in my work. Thank you for your kind comments. Cheers! Harry Hi, Dana ~

I am pleased that you enjoyed my storoem, “The Nature Trail”. I like to include humor in my work. Thank you for your kind comments.

Cheers!

Harry

]]> By: Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:00:54 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-430 Greetings, Maggie. When I started writing poetry, I wrote longer-lined, longer stories just because it seemed natural to express what I wanted to say. I was asked what did I call this format, to which I responded that they were story-poems -- a hybrid between a short story and a traditional poem. I coined the word 'storoem" for stor- plus -oem. Some poets like the format; some hate it. Some argue that my storoems are really only prose poems or narrative poems, although I think my storoems are different from either of those tradition forms. So, I think I did invent the form more or less. I certainly was not ever following any previous poets. It has taken a while for storoems to gain acceptance, but now I see "storoem" being used more widely. I claim to be the inventor of the term "storoem" for sure and maybe the format (as far as I know). My education was mainly in science (Ph.D. in Microbiology). So, when I started writing poetry, I just wrote what I liked and didn't follow traditional forms out of my ignorance of proper poetry rules. I've learned quite a lot since I began writing poetry in 2001. If I started today, I'd probably have followed more traditional formats. Thank you for your comment and your question. Cheers! Harry Greetings, Maggie. When I started writing poetry, I wrote longer-lined, longer stories just because it seemed natural to express what I wanted to say. I was asked what did I call this format, to which I responded that they were story-poems — a hybrid between a short story and a traditional poem. I coined the word ‘storoem” for stor- plus -oem. Some poets like the format; some hate it. Some argue that my storoems are really only prose poems or narrative poems, although I think my storoems are different from either of those tradition forms. So, I think I did invent the form more or less. I certainly was not ever following any previous poets. It has taken a while for storoems to gain acceptance, but now I see “storoem” being used more widely. I claim to be the inventor of the term “storoem” for sure and maybe the format (as far as I know). My education was mainly in science (Ph.D. in Microbiology). So, when I started writing poetry, I just wrote what I liked and didn’t follow traditional forms out of my ignorance of proper poetry rules. I’ve learned quite a lot since I began writing poetry in 2001. If I started today, I’d probably have followed more traditional formats.

Thank you for your comment and your question.

Cheers!

Harry

]]> By: Dana Donovan http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Dana Donovan Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:34:07 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-429 Great post, Darcia! Harry, you sound like a simply wonderful guy.I read your poem "The Nature Trail" and loved it. It's light and whimsical and carries like a summer's breeze. Best of luck with your books. Great post, Darcia! Harry, you sound like a simply wonderful guy.I read your poem “The Nature Trail” and loved it. It’s light and whimsical and carries like a summer’s breeze. Best of luck with your books.

]]> By: Magdalena Ball http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-harry-gilleland/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Magdalena Ball Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:06:28 +0000 http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/?p=746#comment-427 I love the idea of "storoems" -- do you think you've invented the form, Harry, or are there other masters you're following? I love the idea of “storoems” — do you think you’ve invented the form, Harry, or are there other masters you’re following?

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