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Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.Carol Burnett (1936 – ) I feel I need to apologize when I don’t post but my “packet work” for school seems to takeover most of my Tuesdays and much Continue reading The Life of Words
I am a galley slave to pen and ink. Honore de Balzac (1799 – 1850) The past two weeks my keyboard has gotten quite a workout as I work on my first packet for school, when I’m not writing I’m Continue reading A galley slave to the keyboard
You ask me why I do not write something….I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results.Florence Nightingale If you’re at the stage of writing where you Continue reading Submission Rules or Submissions Rule
“As a young child I wanted to be a writer because writers were rich and famous” William Burroughs I am reading First Words, a collection of the earliest writing from favorite contemporary authors, by Paul Mandelbaum. Most of the work Continue reading First Words
I finished my poetry collage yesterday, it was hard to work on something like this and not think “I should be doing something else”. But I purposely made art part of my curriculum this semester as I love it and Continue reading Poetry and Collage
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The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.~G.K. Chesterton In my world, food and poetry are a perfect fit so it makes sense to me that one of my favorite literary journals combines the two, Alimentum. I Continue reading Poem in Your Pocket