In Conversation with Brendan Kennelly Starting at 4:56, poet Brendan Kennelly discusses his poem Bread and refers to an “old Irish tradition” of the speaker and voice in the poem being anything other than the poet. The language of his words moves me, “I am everything except me.” What does that mean to you? I… Continue reading I am everything except me
Six “not new ways” to ignite your creativity this year
What does it mean to live more creatively? That’s what I promised myself this year after two years of “checking out” to pursue a graduate certificate in IT Project Management and get my PMP certification. Success on both of those goals! “To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to… Continue reading Six “not new ways” to ignite your creativity this year
Restarting your Writing Practice
“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” —Ray Bradbury, WD It has been more than a year since I wrote in a journal on a daily basis. And longer than that for blogging. But recently I rediscovered a… Continue reading Restarting your Writing Practice
One of those March days!
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. Charles Dickens
Procrastination
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
Creative Writers and Taxes
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don’t get wet you can keep. Will Rogers I spent most of the morning working on my taxes, both business and personal so I thought I should take a break and blog… Continue reading Creative Writers and Taxes
Thoughts on Exposition in Creative Writing
“Where questions of style and exposition are concerned I try to follow a simple maxim: if you can’t say it clearly you don’t understand it yourself.” John Searle John stirred the pot of fragrant bubbling chili adding a dash more cocoa powder and a pinch of his secret weapon. The secret weapon, that he brought home… Continue reading Thoughts on Exposition in Creative Writing
Special Delivery
Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company. Lord Byron It is 2012, spring/early summer and I’m writing a friend a letter about my life. “In the garden, irises, roses and columbine are blooming, the peonies seem to grow inches every day and they are full of buds but as of today… Continue reading Special Delivery
Trusted Links for Writers and Poets
16 Ways to Not Win a Poetry Contest: Guest Post by Miriam Sagan | WritersDigest.com Please welcome our guest blogger Miriam Sagan, who has read thousands and thousands of poems submitted to a variety of national and local poetry contests Fellowships for Writers and Poets – No Entry Fees! (… Creative writing fellowships are plentiful… Continue reading Trusted Links for Writers and Poets
7 Tips for Poetry Contest Success
Every creative writer will tell you…there is no money in poetry…but there is money, publication and the possibility to get your finest work seen by your poetic community. If you’re going to enter and ultimately win or place in a poetry contest you need to follow some simple rules. Do your research, is it a legitimate press, a… Continue reading 7 Tips for Poetry Contest Success