Today’s prompt at dVerse felt like a continuation of my poem from Tuesday. How can I say more about those daffodils? But then I read the example poem: NARCISSUS AND ECHO by Fred Chappell, and heard myself say “How beautiful,” and thought, now I’m seeing in a different way. Narcissus in Shade Bloomed too early,Continue reading “The Narcissus in a New Way”
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Collective Behavior of Lemmings
Yesterday’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub was to use the concept of leaping in a poem. I’ve been exploring collective motion and behaviors in my photography this last week, so this prompt made me think of lemmings. I started searching for photographs of lemmings leaping over a cliff and found this Disney documentary fromContinue reading “Collective Behavior of Lemmings”
Poetry Wordfall Cascades
The dVerse Poets Pub prompt calls for a Cascade form poem with repeated lines. Berg’s “The Rush of a Wordfall” explores the impact of words on interpretation and the neuroscience behind art.
Poetry as a Boat
For today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub, Merril invites us to write a poem about boats or boating. Inspired by the prompt, I cut a filter with a section of an oval and a triangle and took pictures of clear string lights in front of the fireplace. Front, Back Depends on the Boat AtContinue reading “Poetry as a Boat”
Before His Obsession with Knots
A boy’s tragic loss leads to a disfigured villain. His heartache drives him to harm others. A dark prequel poem unfolds.
A New Year, A New Look for 2024
New Theme Here we are in a new year and I finally found a new WordPress theme that I think will work with Experience Writing. I’m trying “Hever” which is supposed to adapt across devices, moved all the widgets to the footer, and most importantly, doesn’t have that weird text overlap spacing issue with headersContinue reading “A New Year, A New Look for 2024”
Exciting and Fun Reads For 2024
I ended 2023 reading some great books thanks to the Publishers Weekly (PW) Grab a Galley promotion. I was happily surprised by the books I won. Just Snow Already! is available now: the others are available for pre-order. My links are amazon associate links. I give each of these books Five Stars!! Children’s books JustContinue reading “Exciting and Fun Reads For 2024”
Reviewing April and Contemplating May
Thank you to every reader who came by, read about contradictory abstract nouns, looked at my art, and read my poems. I appreciate the time you gave my work, and the nice comments and fun interactions. To finish out the month long project, I printed out the rest of the images, and put all ofContinue reading “Reviewing April and Contemplating May”
2023 A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal
Last year’s A to Z Challenge became a year long focus that changed how I approach art, poetry, and writing fiction. I like to combine the A to Z Challenge with the daily poetry prompts from NaPoWriMo and Poem-a-Day, so last year I picked the simple topic of “Abstract Nouns.” Abstract nouns are nouns thatContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal”
Reflecting on How to Continue the Abstract Adventure
My Theme For my theme this year, I chose abstract nouns which are words for things that aren’t perceived by the senses, and can’t be physically measured. They are ideas, qualities, or states rather than concrete objects. I chose this theme because I combine the A to Z Challenge with National Poetry Writing Month andContinue reading “Reflecting on How to Continue the Abstract Adventure”
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