Joy & Justice I’ve looked at both Joy (Day 12 last year) and Justice (and as a contradictory abstraction with Injustice; The Seriousness of Justice and Injustice) before, but what makes today exciting is that through the A to Z challenge I’m thinking about joy and justice as contradictory and how that could happen and whatContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 12: Joy and Justice”
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Poetry Month Challenges Day 11: Idiosyncrasy & Integrity
Idiosyncrasy & Integrity Idiosyncrasy is a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual; a persons oddities and quirks. Integrity is the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished and adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. I found this interesting passage on integrity in Discourses ofContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 11: Idiosyncrasy & Integrity”
Reading Novels Like a Novelist Attempt 13: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
I thought since there aren’t A to Z posts on Sundays, I would change my RNLN posts to Sundays for April and see how that goes. As it is Monday evening, I would say that is still to be seen. I will try to have the next one up this Sunday. Things I Learned KafkaContinue reading “Reading Novels Like a Novelist Attempt 13: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami”
Poetry Month Challenges Day 10: Honor and Helplessness
Honor & Helplessness Helplessness is the state of being deprived of strength or power; powerlessness or incapacitation; unable to help oneself; feeling weak or dependent. Honor is harder to define. It includes: honesty, fairness, integrity, distinction, respect, worth, merit, and esteem. It can come from within or without, and be defined as a standing inContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 10: Honor and Helplessness”
Poetry Month Challenges Day 9: And On the Ninth Day She Rested
The Prompts NaPoWriMo Today’s prompt is to write a sonnet. I didn’t have a sonnet in me today, but I went with the theme of the prompt which was love and wrote a haiku. Poem A Day Today’s prompt is to write a number poem. The Poem When Two Becomes One How do I knowContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 9: And On the Ninth Day She Rested”
Poetry Month Challenges Day 8: Gossip and Graciousness
Gossip & Graciousness The dictionary defines graciousness as the quality or state of being benevolent, courteous, and kind; characterized by comfort, ease, or luxury. And gossip as light, familiar talk or writing; idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others. Gracious people wouldn’t idly talk about the personal or privateContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 8: Gossip and Graciousness”
Poetry Month Challenges Day 7: Fear and Faithfulness
Over at April Blogging from A to Z Challenge today’s word is Fun! I enjoyed the pep talk, and the reminder that these challenges are meant to be fun. So here’s to having fun, meeting new people, learning new things, and making friends. Fear & Faithfulness Speaking of fun, the internet took me down aContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 7: Fear and Faithfulness”
Poetry Month Challenges Day 6: Expression and Ego
Expression & Ego The dictionary says the ego is the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought. But reading through Freud’s Civilization and Its Discontents, I found this interesting explanation of ego: “One comes toContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 6: Expression and Ego”
Poetry Month Challenges Day 5: Desire and Disdain
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. “ C. S. Lewis Desire & Disdain Desire is a longing or craving; as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment. Disdain is a feeling of contempt for anythingContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 5: Desire and Disdain”
Poetry Month Challenges Day 4: Calm and Chaos
Art is the triumph over chaos. In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order. Calm & Chaos Calm is defined as freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness. Chaos is a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. Calm is found through feeling safe whichContinue reading “Poetry Month Challenges Day 4: Calm and Chaos”
Experience Writing 