You didn't ask for it, but I'm going to share anyhow. And what an interesting mishmash of things it is.

A quote about poetry that I liked, especially when I misread it

First, there's the quote of the day from "Advice to Writers", which allows you to sign up for a daily inspirational quote. I often like what I get, and here's what was in my inbox ( Read more... )

Edgar Allen Poe called poetry "the rhythmical creation of Beauty". Is that not lovely?

But sometimes, Beauty can be a real beast, and I mean that in two senses:

First off, a poem need not be about something attractive in order to be a thing of beauty.Read, for instance, this beautiful poem by Jack Gilbert about grief following the loss of his ( Read more... )

As it is raining here today, this icon seems appropriate. The quote is Shakespeare, of course, from Feste's song at the end of Twelfth Night. *makes note to self to purchase DVD with Ben Kingsley as Feste*

Up first, some pointers from Joss Whedon, who knows a thing or two about writing screenplays, the relative lack of success of Dollhouse ( Read more... )