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When Will My Poem Be Finished? How Will I Know?
Sometimes, I think writing poetry is both a blessing and a curse. Only poets would spend hours wrestling over a word or a supposedly simple sentence. We must be crazy. After agonizing for days, weeks, maybe even months, are we satisfied? No, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eavan Boland, finishing work, poetry revision
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Last week of the 30/30 project
The month has flown by and we are now in the last week of the 30/30 project and I miss it already. I have no idea where it’s all leading, but I find the camaraderie and the deadline and the pressure … Continue reading
The 30/30 Project Continues
Here I am on day 12, still writing. I wrote a blog post for Linda Barnett-Johnson’s blog on the subject: http://lindabarnett-johnson.blogspot.com/2015/08/generating-new-work-tupelo-press-3030.html. I already feel more able to “just write”. We’ll see if it lasts the full 30 days or whether … Continue reading
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30/30 project: it begins!
Well, we’re off and running. One month, a poem a day (not sure if we’ll stop at 30 or go on to 31). I’m about to send in my first poem and I’ve decided to try to write a series … Continue reading
poetry marathon: the 30/30 project
30/30 Project: Starting on August 1, I have committed to writing a poem a day for the month. This 30/30 project is run by Tupelo Press and gives the participants an opportunity to generate new work within a small community … Continue reading
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The prose-poetry connection
Image from: http://sttpl.blogspot.com/p/comprehension.html Where does prose end and poetry begin? And vice versa? Or does it matter? A couple of years ago, I wrote a whole book of prose poetry/flash fiction called Meditation on Woman, seeking to straddle the prose-poetry continuum … Continue reading