Although on July 12, 2019, at the bottom of the page on which “An ACOA’s Confession” appeared, I wrote:
“While continuing to try to continue organizing “my stuff” I came across a passel of earlier poems. I don’t know which have made their appearance in this blog and/or d’Verse, but I just felt like giving them a run-through again. One a Day takes the —what was it?—away. Since I love my Media Library, I think I’ll add a random pix, also. (This must be what happens when you start getting old.)”
I decided this in part because my site has no stability–anything at all could be in the blog (and usually is). So I decided that for a while at least (until the well runs dry) I could start including a different poem a day-either from my slush pile or maybe newborn. Thing is, I haven’t been sharing the date written, which may cause someone to think I’m writing and publishing a new poem a day.
Now I feel kinda guilty about it. What do you think? Am I misleading readers and should I include the date originally written? I’d appreciate some feedback.
I would add the date if it helps you feel better and so you have a reference.
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Thank you.
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I just discovered that most are undated. I can do and “about” guess. Thanks for your response and good advice.
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Giving the date of the poem is probably the right thing to do.
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Looking through them again I see that most are undated I can give a guess as to the year about some. I guess Word Press doesn’t have a “find” gizmo.
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Guessing is fine as long as you say so.
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I see you’re pushig my nose to the grindstone. Maybe “about”?
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I get my direction on your question from a different art form, that of printmaking. It’s a matter of ethics to place the work in the time it was made. Even if it’s just the year. In the case of even that being uncertain, a calculated guess will do fine.
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