Quotes

Into a great black silence go the seekers who left their voices behind with the temptation to speak out…

via Mute — The Light is On

I wrote a poem a few days ago. It’s something I don’t do very often, in fact apart from a very short, crappy haiku I wrote a few weeks ago, the last time I wrote any form of poetry was about a year ago, after a friend of mine passed away. I find that when […]

via My thoughts on writing poetry as a form of therapy — womanonajourney

Rachel makes teaching poetry concrete and accessible, even to the non-writer.

via Teaching Creative Writing: Poetry — Blest the House

If you document your pain, you’ll find that 100 heartbreaks may call for 100 letters of forgiveness or that fear you’ve been experiencing calls for bigger faith and trust in God.

via How Writing Poetry Can Help You Understand Your Trauma — Thought Catalog

Happy birthday, Stéphane Mallarmé! Here are some quotes from his writing. “The world was made in order to result in a beautiful book.” “It is in front of the paper that the artist creates himself.” “We do not write poems with ideas, but with words.” “I am inventing a language […]

via Stéphane Mallarmé on Art, Language, Writing, Poetry, and More. — BIG OTHER

What do poets wanting to bring out new works DO at this time? Happenstance poetry publisher, Helena Nelson was shocked to receive “business as usual” proposals from poets wanting their work published. In a blog post, “What C-19 is doing to poetry publishing” she points out just why this usual way of getting printed is […]

via WRITING: Poetry in a time of plague — Comma And

I have recently written this piece with Ben, whom I share similar way in writing poetry, from the concept beginning lines to the last word fine tune. Do check out his blog Benjamin Grossman I savour your words on my tongue daily Reading aloud your thoughts and feelings As if sampling a handcrafted recipe […]

via Writing for the Soul — Flicker of Thoughts

Eugenia shares her insight on being productive

via What’s being productive? — Renard’s World

“One writes not by will but by surrender.” “In poetry you can express almost inexpressible feelings. You can express the pain of loss, you can express love. People always turn to poetry when someone they love dies, when they fall in love.” “I am not quite sure how writing changes things, but I know that […]

via 10 More Great Quotes About Poets, Poetry, and Writing by Erica Jong — Paul’s Poetry Playground

Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous (and how the same names keep recurring on that interminable list!), but one of these days there’ll be nothing left with which to venture forth. Why should I share you? Why don’t you get rid of someone else for a change? I am […]

via Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O’Hara #Poetry #Quarantine #Inspiration #COVID19 — Poems for Warriors