Well, dear WordPress, I’ve just discovered a tiny thing which made me a little bit lot kinda MAD, and which reminded me that Blogger *could* do this, and HEY, what’s up with THAT?!?!
The function I’m talking about is the ability to play with text. Like embiggen and smallenify different words and move them around on the page. Because sometimes a poem needs that, and in spite of the amazing things my pal TwinDaddy can do with his layouts, I wanted MORE! Because I’m stupid at WordPress and can’t begin to hope I could format things as cleverly as he can, I turned to that other wonder of the adjuncted world of blogging – PicMonkey. (and no – I’m not being paid to promote the site – I just like it *that* much)
All I can say is, it worked GREAT, even though it took a while to figure out hours, quite literally, to get it how I wanted it.
The poem was inspired by a line from a play told to me by Samara the other day (the line – not the whole play) but also by conversations with Hasty, so I think it’s kind of for the three of us. I would normally pop this over at the Well Tempered Bards, but I’ve got a duet going there with Serins, and this poem is too pretty to keep for long, so I’m setting it free. Or something.
Happy Friday, Lovelies x
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Reblogged this on The Well Tempered Bards and commented:
Here’s one I made earlier…
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Nicely done! Your words and the image. I so get it and yes I too use Picmonkey all the time to create images with my words (poetry). Thank you!
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Thanks Mark – that’s very nice of you to say so. PicMonkey works well for this, though it does take a long time 🙂 Glad it’s not just me doing this 🙂
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Picmonkey does take time but like anything it gets easier the more you use it. I like the endless variety that it offers.
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Yes – I definitely think it’s the most versatile tool I’ve used, both in terms of image manipulation and specifically with regard to poetry. I guess the trick is knowing when to stop, too 🙂
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Reblogged this on georgeforfun.
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Reblogged this on hastywords and commented:
BECAUSE… It is just amazing
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Thank you so very much 🙂
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sigh! awesome! love this my dear…bard it please!
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I shall indeed 😀 Looking forward to that. And I’ll pop yours up too 🙂
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This was stunning. Your words. As always Lizzi, they’re so full of love and compassion and understanding for others. You have the ability to see inside people and see the good in everyone. (At least that’s my take)
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LOL you haven’t seen my latest FB status then 😉
I try. Most of the time. Promise
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Oh, I did see it. And you’re wanting to take down that asshole doesn’t mean that you aren’t still everything I just said. I would have wanted to take him out too. But I freeze in those situations. I am so shocked by things like that, that by the time I feel like I can respond it’s usually too late. But in my mind I’m a complete bad ass who can take down a 300 pound man with one hand. Ha!
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In my mind I wanted to be doing that boxing-ring bit at the beginning of the Sherlock Holmes movie where Robert Downey Jr DECKS that other guy, and then several more…
But thanks then, for thinking so highly of me even when I’m all RAAAAAAAHHHHh!
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Wonderful words, that fit an amazing format – I’m so, so jealous that you’ve managed to learn to do this – it makes such a difference in reading poetry! 🙂
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Thanks Katy – I think it does make quite a difference – the presentation is great fun, isn’t it? PicMonkey’s one of those things it’s just worth playing with for a while – it’s very straightforward and you’ll get the hang of it quickly 🙂
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I’m definitely going to have to have a go now – even though I’m technophobic!
Your poetry is amazing, even without the formatting 🙂
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Awwwh thanks 😀 And ENJOY playing with it
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Love love love the words and you did an amazing job at beating WP and making it look absolutely gorgeous!
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Thank you very much. I loved writing it and although it was a drawn-out process to make it pretty, I’m really pleased with the results.
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First I will say that you did indeed beat the WP powers that be and did a crazy fine job at it. I love Picmonkey and could play with it for hours. You did well here. But the real grab is the words. The words. I think this is by far my favorite so far. I love this so, so, so much. I cannot even begin to tell you. I’m actually babbling because I have not a coherent thought worthy of expressing how much I love these words. Well done, you!
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Ohhh I’m glad you like it so much 😀 *beaming (at work, in the office, to the consternation of co-workers)* Aaaaand…added bonus with this way of beating WP – it’s Pinnable! #win
Yay poetry 🙂 Thank you, DA x
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Pic Monkey is a lot of fun, I am only just now exploring it.
Great poem, and yes, the formatting just enhances it 🙂
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Thanks so much for the kind compliment 🙂
Yes…PicMonkey is super fun but I’ve mostly used it for photographs up ’til now…using it for poetry was rather exciting and (for me) a new way of utilising the resource.
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WOW! That’s lovely! And beautiful! And uniquely crafted! Just like the author! xoxox
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Awwwwh Darcy, thank you 🙂 *blushes furiously and scuffs toe in the dirt*
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Love it. 🙂 And very pretty formating.
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Thank you very much…I enjoyed playing with the layout 🙂
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I love it! I like the play with the formatting and, as always, your words are amazing. Thanks for the shout out!
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Well, no problem, because THANK YOU for the inspiration to realise that hey – I can play with the words themselves as well as just writing them pretty 🙂
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You’re quite welcome. It’s actually kind of a pain in the ass to do the format in WP because it disregards much of what I try to do. Using Picmonkey is genius.
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I would never have been able to do the things you do with your poems, on WP, using their formatting tools. I suspect the laptop would have been thrown…
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I just realized I could probably use Windows Live Writer to free edit these poems and they should upload how I want them. I’ll try it next time and let you know if it works.
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Yeah? Do you think that WordPress would keep the formatting?
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It should. If it works I’ll let you know.
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Cool! Will it be as pretty as PicMonkey? I confess I know nothing of the programme you’re using there…
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It’s a blog editing program. You can write your posts in it then upload it directly to WP, Blogger, or any other number of blogging platforms.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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I love it when the lightbulb illuminates.
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I think I have a wire loose…
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Just one?
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Oh ha ha! Yes – things are dizzy and flickery now 😀
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Lord have mercy, that’s a beautiful poem. And glad you turned to pic monkey because that layout sends it over the edge.
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*blushes* well THANK YOU 😀 I rather like this one, I have to say. And being able to make it pretty and sparkly and use the font I want…BLISS! 😀
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SO beautiful. I love it, all of it.
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Thank you so very much 😀 It was definitely fun to do, and something I’ll try again 😀
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That. Was. Really. Cool. I think you may have done a BIT too much — I got a bit distracted by the italic asides — but it’s a fantastic idea, a really good poem, and certainly a terrific first effort with this tool. Look forward to seeing more of this.
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The italic asides…were meant to be slightly less aside, but I cropped it too short and got to the end of the image before I got to the end of the poem, and had to re-jig everything (hence some of the HOURS spent on this…ow!) But thank you 🙂 it was fun to create in this way.
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Gorgeous . . . The words, the layout. Love. All of it :o)
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Awh thank you 🙂 I noticed you’ve been poetic lately, too – that made me smile.
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I agree whole heartedly .. sometimes writing just needs that extra burst or shrinkage to add that extra impact 🙂
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I’ve discovered, quite recently, that there is poetry to be had in the very construction of the piece, never mind just its words. And that’s very fun, and something I’m learning to play with 🙂
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