Would You, Could You Actually Write an Abecedarian?
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So you learned the Alphabet, yes? But then what? The ABECEDARIAN is an alphabetical excursion: poem, essay, assay, story, aggregation of . . .
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With whom would you speak? The Apostrophe
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An apostrophe is an address – or a question – addressed to someone or something – i.e. an apple? The person – or thing – doesn’t have to be present...
Read MoreOn the Matter of the Line
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"I cannot say too many times how powerful the techniques of line
length and line breaks are. You cannot swing the lines around, or fling
strong-sounding words, or scatter soft ones, to no purpose."
~Mary Oliver (on lines in poetry)
Translation, Substitution, Imitation
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This Blog is about the process used in writing “Kith & Kinder” and to speak of the method of translation, substitution, and inspiration by design. First the methodology – which notes an exercise by the New York poet, Charles Bernstein.
Read MoreTelling Stories
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Telling Stories – And the “Ideas” of March are full in bloom. For the next 3 or 4 weeks, I am going to post about Poetry and Writing. I will provide options for writing – otherwise known as “Prompts.” Feel free to use them as you like. April is National Poetry Month – and I’m getting a jump start on poetry ideas and opportunities.
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, “How Do I Get There From Here?” He said: “It depends on where you want to get to.” Here are some poetry resources that should be of interest:
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