Welcome to the first day of Writober. Today, all our prompts will start to explore the universal fear of Ego death: the loss of subjective self-identity. The fear of Ego Death encompasses all the fears of damage to one’s ego, one’s pride, such as embarrassment, shame, fear of failure, fear of success, and the feelingContinue reading “Letters: Symbols of Sound”
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Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Seven: Emulate another poem or poet
Emulate another poem or poet I picked up a copy of The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics by Diane Lockward. In the Craft Tip #3 Poem and Prompt section, she talks about “Variation on a Theme by Elizabeth Bishop” by John Murillo. This poem is based on “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. Take aContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Seven: Emulate another poem or poet”
Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Six: Redrafting for rhythm and rhyme
Looking over my favorite lines from my two upside-down poems in the last post, I started noticing some interesting, slightly altered repetition. But before we jump into the next round of drafts which will get us looking at rhythm and rhyme, I want to share something fun I found. Poemage Poemage is a visual close-readingContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Six: Redrafting for rhythm and rhyme”
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