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Besides the autumn poets sing, A few prosaic days A little this side of the snow And that side of the haze. Emily Dickinson A cold front moved in last night and I’m hoping it stays around…for me, the cooler Continue reading Besides the autumn poets sing…
There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us industrious, but there is a chance for us whenever we cease work and become stargazers. H.M. Tomlinson
These deadlines are quickly approaching but if you have any work ready to go take a look!
Area 17: Alan Summers haiku in The Temple Bell Stops: Conte…: The Temple Bell Stops: Contemporary Poems of Grief, Loss and Change (Modern English Tanka Press 2012) Ed. Robert Epstein I was honoured …
Dear universe, If you are listening I would love to go to this poetry retreat next year. Please bring $1600 into my life so I can make it happen. Thanks! More about La Serrania, Mallorca. Lovingly, The Writing Nag
One of the reasons I love blogging is that I can go back to my virtual diary and see what I was doing in the past. This post from two years ago brings back a great road trip! Wandering re-establishes Continue reading Brambleberry Pie
If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.Dale Carnegie Are you afraid of rejection? Or does it just feel more comfortable to not try? Today, submit a piece of writing Continue reading Go out and get busy!
The foliage has been losing its freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf shows itself like the first gray hair amidst the locks of a beauty who has seen one season too many. Oliver Continue reading Is this a sign of fall?
A Julia Child quote for what would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday! Happy Birthday Julia! “Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” Good advice for anything you’re doing…
WOMEN RULE WRITER: SMITHEREENS PRESS – poetry chapbooks online: Pic by Jef Poskanzer Here’s something new – a press for poetry chapbooks online. Smithereens Press is a new venture from Irish poet a…