tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post113966076742578981..comments2023-10-21T06:19:19.144-04:00Comments on litwindowpane: This Poll is ClosedSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16623018763486643999noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139783872564197342006-02-12T17:37:00.000-05:002006-02-12T17:37:00.000-05:00on the other hand:Cleopatra Walton/ Cleopatra Long...on the other hand:<BR/><BR/>Cleopatra Walton/ Cleopatra Long. Cleopatra Sweeney/ Cleopatra Mathis/ Cleopatra Phillips..<BR/>It really doesn't matter if you start with Cleopatra.LoveandSalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478315049561533485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139783528221604962006-02-12T17:32:00.000-05:002006-02-12T17:32:00.000-05:00Tess Gallagher/ Teresa BondMaria Flook/ Mary Bruc...Tess Gallagher/ Teresa Bond<BR/>Maria Flook/ Mary Bruce<BR/>Annie Dillard/ Meta Ann Doke<BR/>Cynthia Huntington/ Cindy Dickson<BR/>Jorie Graham/ Marjorie Pepper<BR/><BR/>a lot of that going around, but the rest of us are a lot older than you... changed our names once in youth and then no more. <BR/>I have rethought Huntington, but NEVER would choose Dickson.LoveandSalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478315049561533485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139766233532750782006-02-12T12:43:00.000-05:002006-02-12T12:43:00.000-05:00Ditto, blah blah blah. But the name recognition w...Ditto, blah blah blah. But the name recognition works both from a reader's and an editor's perspective. Yes, as editors we try to be non-biased, etc., read without cnosideration of name or bio. But in the large mass of submissions we get, if there's someone we already know and like, we're more likely to read that submission first and, honestly, more carefully. Think Billy Collins in Poetry (Simmons B. Buntinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912485144027132314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139744089607042562006-02-12T06:34:00.000-05:002006-02-12T06:34:00.000-05:00I agree with Rebecca. I'm the reader who might mis...I agree with Rebecca. I'm the reader who might miss you on the bookstore shelf or in poetry mags, even looking for you. My memory is terrible at that kind of detail. I'm a poor speller, bad with dates, and I work hard at names. Word verification is a challenge, and no I can't spell your last name without looking. I can't spell Rebecca's either.<BR/><BR/>That said, I'm jealous that you have a pen ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349058384677610998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139717732039909702006-02-11T23:15:00.000-05:002006-02-11T23:15:00.000-05:00Suzanne (that was one of my sister's name) I need ...Suzanne (that was one of my sister's name) I need to know what the other name you are considering is! Did I miss it? Please do tell?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139711523025105462006-02-11T21:32:00.000-05:002006-02-11T21:32:00.000-05:00I have to second what everyone else said, especial...I have to second what everyone else said, especially the part about it being your decision & going with what feels the most "right" to you. But I will say that I like the name Frischkorn. It's unusual, but not hard to pronounce and not that hard to spell, and it's memorable, and it goes well with your first name. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the oncoming blizzard!Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139698624882439422006-02-11T17:57:00.000-05:002006-02-11T17:57:00.000-05:00forgot to say that i like frischkorn too - because...forgot to say that i like frischkorn too - because i know what it means! ha! i don't know about your other names, but this one certainly is unusual. that might be a bonus. instantly recognisable. :) mmichihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477831910779342533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139673387297446072006-02-11T10:56:00.000-05:002006-02-11T10:56:00.000-05:00This is of course, much too personal a question fo...This is of course, much too personal a question for any of us to answer. But. (<I>Let's talk about your big but Simone.</I>)<BR/><BR/>Name recognition is a good thing to have, I'm tempted to say vital, but your work does speak for itself. Heidi Peppermint still has <I>Heidi</I> going for her in spite of losing Peppermint, should she ever decide to lose it. It's an unusual name.<BR/><BR/>Here are Radish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139671483940592822006-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:002006-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:00Hi Suzanne,Emily makes a few really good points. I...Hi Suzanne,<BR/><BR/>Emily makes a few really good points. I do like a euphonious name and I think 'Suzanne Frischkorn' has that intruiging 'k' sting to it when one's says it.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps just think of it as your <I>nom de plume</I> and keep your secret identity for when you're not being a superpoet. ;-)Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703056626322603467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139671177606218232006-02-11T10:19:00.000-05:002006-02-11T10:19:00.000-05:00difficult. i would never have given up my maiden n...difficult. <BR/><BR/>i would never have given up my maiden name, not only because people in the poetry community know me by that name (well, at least some do, i hope. *L*). i simply could not see myself as someone other than michaela gabriel. <BR/><BR/>i can see how you would have to make your new name known in the poetry community again if you changed it now. did i get you right - you are not michihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06477831910779342533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069539.post-1139668223056411782006-02-11T09:30:00.000-05:002006-02-11T09:30:00.000-05:00Truly, I would go with whatever feels most like yo...Truly, I would go with whatever feels most like you...though it does get sticky when you've built up a reputation around one name (Frischkorn). I think of how Heidi Lynn Staples often signs things, I think has on her blog, too "Heidi Lynn Staples [nee Peppermint]." And how cool did <BR/>"Laura (Riding) Jackson" look--I love that as a variant of the hyphen option (worked especially well given thatEmily Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920886883651975823noreply@blogger.com