Peeks in head, sheepish
floundering, drowning, should I
make poems againThe daily experiment went about as well as I expected. I'm not particularly good at that. I gave up entirely and fell off the poetry wagon, but lately I've been feeling the pull once again ( Read more... )

Eek! It's after midnight here! Well, I was gone all day and only just got home, so pretend I made it in time. Here's an article that I enjoyed:

How Poetry Alters Prison Inmates' Minds, Hearts, Hopes And Lives

I have not read this yet, so I hope it's good! I just got in, very late, and am posting this to read later. I figured I would share with you & continue trying to post daily!

Daryl Farmer: To Write Good Prose, Learn To Love Poetry

A fairly short but powerful article:

The Secret Lives of Afghanistan’s Female Poets

The Japanese tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form of waka, Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as "short song," and is better known in its five-line, 5/7/5/7/7 syllable count form.

From Poetic Form: Tanka

See also:

Wiki

Tanka resources at AhaPoetry.com

Ode on Wiki

Poets.org

Are there any odes you particularly like? Feel free to share examples in the comments.

Along with the poem I shared for (a belated) Day 34, I thought I would take a closer look at Gertrude Stein and her contributions to modern poetry.

Wiki page

Poets.org

Biography.com

PoetryFoundation.org

I did not get a chance to read this whole essay, but I would like to and am sharing it here so tat hopefully I'll remember tomorrow. I got about 3 paragraphs in before I was pulled away. Hopefully it's a helpful one!

The Great Figure: On Figurative Language

I'm sorry to have missed yesterday! Working two jobs has really been hard to acclimate to. I ended up passing out far too early last night - but I definitely needed it! Hopefully I can catch up on some sleep and be clear-headed enough to do some actual writing this weekend.

So for yesterday's post, I had planned to share Poets & Writers' Writing ( Read more... )

Sorry it's so late!

Sufi poet Mast Twakali's shrine set on fire in Kohlu, Pakistan

Kristen Stewart has everyone -Twihards, poets, and haters alike - talking about her wiffle ball freedom pole heart Seriously, it's been everywhere in poetry and gossip circles all week. The previous link includes her poem, and this link includes some feedback at ( Read more... )