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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 Continue reading I am everything except me
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. James Michener This is another post about flat writing. Why? Because so many writers fail to add depth to their writing, it sits Continue reading Writing With Emotion
*If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk. ~Raymond Inmon *I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, Continue reading Stuck for ideas?
“It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.” Sir Robert Baden-Powell Ok, I admit it I wrote todays title with the voice of a game show host.Because it’s the second contest I Continue reading Your Chance To Win Fantastic Writing Books!
“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.” — Richard Bach, writer If you’re reading this blog my guess is that you write one as well, the first blog I wrote was Continue reading Again with the Passion…
Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind. ~Catherine Drinker Bowen, Atlantic, December 1957 Continue reading Double Living