“Poetry is the synthesis of Hyacinths and biscuits.” Carl Sandburg “Poetry is fact given over to Imagery.” Rod McKuen “An ‘Image’ is that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.” Ezra Pound “By far the most important thing to master is the use of the metaphor. This is the one […]
Contest Entries Sent to the Judges
The poem title entries have been anonymously sent to the judges and a winner will be announced by the Middle of July. Thank you all for entering.
Rhythm, Cadence, and Beats in Writing
Rhythm, cadence and beats are a powerful series of three (see previous day’s post) to keep in mind when you write your novel, short story, essay, and of course, poetry. Remember “Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my!” Dorothy, the Scare Crow, and the Tin Man sing this line along the Yellow Brick Road. (Notice […]
Poetry Community on Line
Glen Meisenheimer told poetry workshop participants about https://www.allpoetry.com It’s free to join and you can receive feedback on your poems. Look for Glen’s poems. He read some of his funny limericks and his poem about a young student in Viet Nam that he helped receive an education. I joined the site, submitted a poem and […]
Poetry Workshop
I attended a poetry workshop this morning with Julie K. Royce, author of PILZ, Paula Chinick, author of RED ASSCHER, and Carol McLean, poet and essayist. Glen Meisenheimer demonstrated how to write a poem in anapest and iambic meters. As a group, there were twelve of us, we wrote a joint poem for each and […]