The Art & Poetry of Mary Coleman

I wrote this after my job interview. It’s a bit light hearted compared to some of my more recent work, but I don’t always feel like writing heavy stuff. Sometimes you just need to have a bit of fun and this was really enjoyable to write.

The job interview went okay I think. My friend who works for the State (which is who it was with) said my answers to the questions were strong, but if there is a veteran or a bilingual applicant and they do well, they get an extra 10 points added to their score and will likely get the position. So let’s hope that doesn’t happen.

I’m reading a book of Sylvia Plath’s poetry. Initially I was hesitant to buy it because I really didn’t like her novel The Bell Jar (the main character in it irritated me) but my uncle recommended her poetry. So far I like it, I can see why he told me to read her. She’s a bit surreal and I like the surreal.

The last thing I learned was not to sit down and write a poem about something. You have to let it come out of your subconscious because the imagery from deep inside your brain is more powerful than that you purposefully think about. My poetry vastly improved when I stopped sitting down with an intention to write something specific.