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...
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On 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:
Read MoreDividing by Zero featured in SPD Books Best of the Press
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Barry Mark's Dividing by Zero is featured in Small Press Distribution's Best of the Press feature for March 2015. Look for it in an issue of Publisher's Weekly this month and use code "BEST" to save 30% through April 1st on your copy at SPD's website here.