Recently I encouraged you, dear readers, to try new things! Today I wanted to outline one new thing I have … More
Category: Time for Poetry
Time for Poetry: Love the Work
The real writer is one who really writes. Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire. Work … More
Time for Poetry: Questions to Ask When Reading a Poem
Recently I read Dr. Louise Cowan’s essay entitled “The Lyric Nostalgia,” which can be found in the book The Prospect … More
Time for Poetry: Summer Camp Found Poetry
During the second half of June, one of my friends and I conducted a creative writing camp for teens as … More
Time for Poetry: Not as Hard as You Think
A few years ago one of my classes was discussing a poem called “Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God” by John … More
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