Prioritization Pressure I had to get my #PoetryBrain into gear this week because I have 3 deadlines looming. Luna Luna, a New York magazine, has… Continue Reading Prioritization Pressure
Prioritization Pressure I had to get my #PoetryBrain into gear this week because I have 3 deadlines looming. Luna Luna, a New York magazine, has… Continue Reading Prioritization Pressure
I Lost My Head to Poetry This week I responded to a poetry prompt from Kevin Higgins of the Galway Over The Edge group (next… Continue Reading I Lost My Head to Poetry
Less Haste, Less Waste You have to be so careful about putting poems online on a personal website, because that does make them count as… Continue Reading Less Haste, Less Waste
2 Poems, 2 Articles, and a vacation A brief post this week because I am on vacation in Ireland. Of course I’ve snuck in some… Continue Reading 2 Articles, 2 Poems and a Vacation
I learned My Lesson As a very young schoolboy, aged 8 or 9 years old, I spotted a tartan-covered book that looked like a spell… Continue Reading I Learned My Lesson
These Are a Few of My Favourite Things I thought I’d share a few of my favourite words with you. I’m not sure that I’ve… Continue Reading These Are a Few of My Favourite Things
How Long is a Piece of Poetic String? Well it’s another competition entry. I like entering competitions, even though they consume money, because there is… Continue Reading How Long is a Piece of Poetic String?
The Smell of Poetry My first posts on this website blog were a tongue-in-cheek look at some recent competitions I didn’t win. Here is a… Continue Reading The smell of Poetry
Letting the Poem Breathe When you write a poem, do you feel like you are wrestling with it? Twisting its arm behind its back until… Continue Reading Letting the Poem Breathe
Cutting Class Last Friday I cut class for what we might call a game of Pitch and Putt. I ditched poetry in favour of prose.… Continue Reading Cutting Class