poetry
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National Poetry Day| Identity
This week’s prompt is: The Body. And, coincidentally, or not, today in the UK is: This year’s National Poetry Day theme, ‘Identity’, invites us to explore through poetry one of the crucial issues and talking points in today’s culture. What is identity? How do we develop it? How do we define it? And how… Continue reading
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…in the garden
[I’m on vacation. This was originally posted Sunday, 02 May 2004] Blue clematis bells; their white tongues. Woke early, slept, woke, slept — finally up at 11:00. The angelique tulips are open; lilacs are showing their color. Just now, at mid-day, there’s a soft breeze in the garden. I am living in realms of sleep,… Continue reading
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Poetry Thursday
Quick Muse, via dumbfoundry: Two poets write a poem in 15 minutes. You can see the letters as they type them in, and if they decide to delete them or change something, you see that too. You can read the ‘finished’ poem or watch it appear over 15 minutes bit by bit. This week’s… Continue reading
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Poetry Thursday
This idea has grown a blog, complete with a FAQ: What is Poetry Thursday?Poetry Thursday is an online project that encourages bloggers to read and enjoy poetry, as well as sharing it with others. Do I need to get permission before sharing copyrighted work?It depends on the work you are using. See our post, Using… Continue reading
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NaPoWriMo ~ #26
In its origin, a poem is something completely unequivocal. It is a discharge, a call, a cry, a sigh, a gesture, a reaction by which the living soul seeks to defend itself from or to become aware of an emotion, an experience. In this first spontaneous most important function no poem can be judged. —… Continue reading
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