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Published!
The new issue of the light ekphrastic is up, and happens to be the issue in which my work is featured! Come read the poem I submitted, as well as the poem I wrote, inspired by a painting, and see the painting inspired by my work! This is a really beautiful project, and I’m thrilled …
Writing Goals: Jumpstart Edition
One technique that works for me in goal-setting is making sure I have some concrete tasks to check off as I make progress, in addition to larger conceptual themes. In keeping with my writing jumpstart program, here are my specific writing goals for 2012: prioritize regular writing time join and regularly participate in and attend …
2011: Year In Review
As 2011 draws to a close, I look over the year and see where I’ve been and how it affected me; getting to review my year this way is one of the reasons I keep blogging. The opportunity to reflect is so important to me, and blogging is one of my major tools to keep …
The Light Ekphrastic
Discovering my voice as a poet is an ongoing evolution for me, but in recent years, one aspect of my poetic practice that has become more and more clear is that I am often and fruitfully inspired by the works of other literary and visual artists. I’ve so enjoyed ekphrastic work and have felt such …
Poetry Every Day
I know, I can’t stop posting about poetry lately! One of the effects of my March Madness tournament that I didn’t expect was how much I would enjoy hearing a poem read every day at the beginning of class. It was simple and brief: a student read the poem, they took a quiet minute to …
We Are the Champions
With over 50% of the vote, “Still I Rise” triumphed over “Funeral Blues” and “Mid-Term Break” in my first annual March Madness Poetry Tournament! I have to say, I’m surprised at the results. Sure, I had pegged “Still I Rise” to be a serious contender, but I truly did not expect two such sad poems …
Acceptance
Since it seems like a time for jubilation and acceptances in the blogosphere, I’m thrilled to be able to make my own “Woohoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!” post. Not only did I gain acceptance to my first-choice NEH workshop, but I also had one of my menu poems accepted! I have to say, that in the cruelest month, these …
Poetry Madness Updates
As my brackets progress, things are getting more interesting. In my original pairings, I tried to connect the poems I was matching up against each other, either thematically, by author, or even by a repeated element. So two Neruda odes went up against each other, Ode to Tomatoes and Ode to My Socks, and “Tomatoes” …
Menupoems: Done!
Yes, you read that right: I completed my self-imposed menupoem challenge, because I really did mean it this time! So how did I do it? Well, one poem was drawn from the depths of my notebooks, that existed in several drafts there but had never really come together. I tinkered with it some, threw out …
Poetry Update
On the teaching front: March Madness winners so far include: A Red, Red Rose, San Antonio, To Dorothy, Still I Rise, and The Kiss. Only once has a class voted differently than the other two, which is a little surprising. They have enjoyed the love poems the most, which the early brackets are heavy on, …
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