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a poet’s notebook

Established 02004

February 2006

February 28, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 7: Recovering a Sense of Connection

Last week’s topics included listening, perfectionism, risk, and jealousy. Risk is an interesting one for me. I realized quite young that I was risk aversive; I like comfort, and safety. I recognized that many people settle into a job or a place early on, get comfortable, and never move — physically, intellectually, emotionally, or spiritually… Continue reading

The Artist’s Way

harp, Jane Hirshfield, listening, Music, photograph, The Artist’s Way
February 27, 2006

Poetry

what is poetry for?this silence A reminder: Jane Hirshfield is engaged in a conversation about poems, poetry, and other matters at The Well. This conversation is open to the public, and you are invited. I’ve been reading Ted Kooser’s The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets. Yes, I’ve… Continue reading

Art, Blogging, Books, poetry, Poets, small poems, The Artist’s Way, Writing

Jane Hirshfield, poem, poet, poetry, Ted Kooser
February 26, 2006

Journals & Notebooks

Blue Dog asks: What do you write in? And many, many reply, with photos and thoughts on journaling and writing that are worth sharing outside the Blogging the Artist’s Way list, I think. So I have many links below the cut, and will add more as I find them. This gives me an excuse for… Continue reading

Critters, Memes, The Artist’s Way, Writing

Art, journal, notebook, The Artist’s Way, Writing
February 25, 2006

Balanced!

Found at Writing Away on Cedar Key: You fit in with:Spiritualism Your ideals are mostly spiritual, but in an individualistic way. While spirituality is very important in your life, organized religion itself may not be for you. It is best for you to seek these things on your own terms. 40% spiritual.40% reason-oriented. Take this… Continue reading

Quizzes
February 25, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Awful Affirmations

Are you fond of this affirmation? TREATING MYSELF LIKE A PRECIOUS OBJECT WILL MAKE ME STRONG Have you, as directed, drawn it out and hung it on your wall? If so, you may want to quit reading this now. Because I detest it, and I am… Continue reading

The Artist’s Way

affirmation, affirmations, language, precision, The Artist’s Way

Ancestral (Artificial )Intelligence

I do not use AI to write. For me, writing is how I think, and I prefer to do it myself. If/when I post anything here that I suspect or know to be AI generated, I will tell you.

I have changed this from Artificial to Ancestral, after Abi Awomosu @ Substack. This medium was made with human history, human thought. All of it, bright and dark. It is ancestral.

Poems

Please do not assume that I am the speaker/ subject of my poems.

In these times of creative nonfiction and fictionalized memoirs, I think of the poem itself as true fiction: it is most likely not factual, but it must be true.

It is likely to be — it is best if it is — a truth I did not know before I wrote, and may not understand even then.

A poem is my way of discovering (dis-covering) what I feel; sometimes, what I think — but it is not necessarily biographical.

February 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 7: Recovering a Sense of Connection

Poetry

Journals & Notebooks

Balanced!

The Artist’s Way ~ Awful Affirmations