Every year I participate in the Poem A Day Challenge at Poetic Asides, a section of Writer's Digest. (Some aspects of National Poetry Month in the USA spread to other countries.) It involves me in lots of late nights and first drafts, and every year I think I'd be insane to take it on, but every year (so far) I do ( Read more... )

and you can read my efforts over here.

(Same link all month.)

Poetry International Web - SOME BRIGHT ELEGANCE

http://passionatecrone.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-light-candle-for-my-friend.html

http://passionatecrone.blogspot.com/2011/04/war-years.html

Fiona Robyn thinks we need to revive the word croodle and
invites people to use it in a sentence.  I agree, and here's my go:

On days of cold and rain
sometimes we stay in bed
and the cats come too,
croodling close. We all purr.

At a recent session with PsychLady I spoke of my passionate love of beauty, all kinds of beauty, and my sorrow at not being beautiful myself. I explained that this is why I began writing poetry when I was very young - I wanted to add to the beauty of the world, and for me poetry was the most beautiful thing a human could create.

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My (poet's) version of NaNoWriMo.

Robert Lee Brewer of Poetic Asides has  hosted one such marathon, the April Poem-A-Day Challenge, the last two years, which is very popular and which I have done each time.

But it all began for me at PoeWar (Writer's Resource Center) in September 2007, the initiative of John Hewitt (whom some of us, that first year ( Read more... )

The day before yesterday, driving back to the coast from the nearest town, I did my usual thing of gazing at a panorama of ocean a moment at the crest of one hill before dipping down into our village. This time, it was disappointing: the water dull, and a strange haze in the air.

Next day (Wednesday 23rd) I went to my Tai Chi class at 9am. Nothing ( Read more... )

Halfway through the month already!

We've been sick, as I have mentioned elsewhere. WriterHubby has had a bad back, and is recovering with the help of chiropractic and other healing. I have one of those fullblown head colds that isn't serious but feels rotten.

Nevertheless I have managed to do the latest "30 Poems in 30 Days".

If you would like to see ( Read more... )