Hammonds House Museum is pleased to exhibit Nu Africans, a collaborative body of work by Maurice Evans and Grace Kisa. Nu Africans addresses the notion that Africans of the diaspora, through their individual circumstances, have evolved into their own tribe of Nu Africans. Inspired by the legendary warriors and queens from the African continent, models […]
How many of you are planning on participating in next month’s National Poetry Writing Month? Leave a comment as to where I can follow your progress! I’m also planning on participating. With all that’s going on in the world, I really NEED this! Not only writing poetry, I also plan to record a number of […]
via Upcoming: April #NaPoWriMo #Writing — A writer & her adolescent muse
On Writing Poetry Da-duh. Da-duh. Dah-duh, My finger taps. A Word Art race. Scurry across my eyes Like math, dancing into a rhythmic sequence They say mean it, do you know what I mean? My heart’s static. A buoy in the ocean Floating, drifting – a gypsy vagabond Words tornado our binding emotion Beckoning your […]
‘Shorts – a take on poetry’ the first book of my transition from scientist to writer will be published in May by Potter’s Grove Press. Writing poetry came as a surprise to me. I’d a novel in mind, ‘Believing Sight Unseen,’ it still is; competing hard with the immediacy of poetry. I started writing late, […]
via ‘Shorts – a take on poetry’ transition made — EDC Writing – Believing Sight Unseen
“Poetry gives you permission to feel.” – James Autry As the world shifts, I am looking for ways to give. With all the emotions swirling, we are faced with finding healthy ways to process them. Reflective writing using poetry has met that need for me and others I have written with. This is why I […]
via Poetry Over Panic Online Writing Group — flashlight batteries – poetry
Dear Mr. Francis, I stopped by the Go Dog Go Café the other day and thought it might just be the place I need to meet other writers and share my poetry. My shyness kept me from going in, but all the people laughing and sharing with one another sure seemed inviting. See, the other […]
I haven’t penned a poem Sine the year ended in eight So, it would be quite unfair To expect this to be great Quality is not my goal That would be a step too far If anything, my aim is To really lower the bar To write poetry this bad Is nothing short of a […]
via An Inauspicious Return To Writing Poetry After 20 Months Of Not Writing Poetry — James Proclaims!
“I can’t walk and talk at the same time.” We hadn’t seen each other in quite some time and my friend was frustrated with me. I kept having to stop every time I wanted to say something and my body was veering off course. It didn’t seem like it was only my body veering off […]
via How Writing Poetry Helped My Brain and Body Heal – guest blog by June G. Paul — Trish Hopkinson
I started writing poetry in 2005 in response to my father’s artistic creativity discovered in the throes of Alzheimer’s disease. Since then I have written over 600 poems. I don’t consider myself a poet. That term is for the likes of Frost, Oliver, Angelou and others. Simply, I write poetry. Some of the poems are […]
Short Unsolicited Advice on Writing Poetry write long poems on short days short poems on long days you don’t need a drummer but you do need rhythm avoid melodrama your head cannot explode all the time, there is uncharted territory between ecstasy and despair look after your images they should splash like cold water […]
via Short Unsolicited Advice on Writing Poetry (redux) — Stopdraggingthepanda
POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film. 