tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557764143731924508.post4630854593799182740..comments2023-09-26T09:37:08.613-05:00Comments on Dragon's Meow: Poetry & Paying Attention: Let Us Now Praise Famous ClichesKat Good-Schiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13041003493716724096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557764143731924508.post-50614925520104985732009-11-17T15:19:10.448-05:002009-11-17T15:19:10.448-05:00I think the cliché is another tool in the toolbox....I think the cliché is another tool in the toolbox. One can sometimes use them directly, or one can use them with a twist, e.g. "The blonde leading the blind" or something like that.Bob Hoeppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444406546204005661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557764143731924508.post-9620279604684385162009-11-14T23:24:20.239-05:002009-11-14T23:24:20.239-05:00Fun post! And what can be even more interesting i...Fun post! And what can be even more interesting is taking those hackneyed phrases we've heard so many times as to become inured to them and actually stop and think about what they mean, look up their provenance, where that "concrete unit of communication" originated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3557764143731924508.post-33723047630758671342009-11-14T10:23:10.383-05:002009-11-14T10:23:10.383-05:00Hi Kat!! So fun to find a post of yours on my favo...Hi Kat!! So fun to find a post of yours on my favorites list. Cliches are something I talk about with my students all the time, too. Funny how everyone runs screaming from them (and here, I mean ideas that seem like they must be cliched, or plots based on a tried and true notion) but in fact, a cliched story idea can work if you give it a fresh voice or twist because it's like in our DNA to accept these stories, and invest ourselves in those characters. We know them. They are us. And, also in dialogue, because it's human. I just try to avoid them in narrative, but sometimes, I'm just human and...it works.<br />Hope you're well. How's the new place??Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602177425483410112noreply@blogger.com