The dVerse Poets Pub prompt for a dance-themed poem is explored in Maria L. Berg’s “Learning the Moves” which captures the rhythm and grace of dance.
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The Week in Review: Reading, Writing, and Abstraction
How was your week? Did you try reading like a writer? Though I didn’t find a lot to apply to my novel from The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill, I did have fun brainstorming unique formats for my novel, and it inspired me to get a copy of S. by J.J. Abrams andContinue reading “The Week in Review: Reading, Writing, and Abstraction”
The Week in Review: Reading, Writing, and Abstraction
How was your week? Did you try reading like a writer? I really enjoyed applying the things I learned from The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny to my short story. This week I’ll be talking about The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. I’m enjoying my coursera.org course “The Modern and the Postmodern”Continue reading “The Week in Review: Reading, Writing, and Abstraction”
The Warm-up Week: Creating New Systems
How was your first week of the year? Mine was busy and fun. I love how writing down what I want to do, here at Experience Writing, motivates me to do it. With all of the new things I’m trying, I have to remind myself that I’m just getting started. I need to be patientContinue reading “The Warm-up Week: Creating New Systems”
Dactyls Dactyls Everywhere: not a ptero in sight.
Conviviality dance to the, dance to themusic of Chopin andwaltz with me, waltz with meround a nice fantasykeep up appearancessentimentalitiesbackhanded complimentsblacking out promises dance with me, dance with meturning me endlesslywaltz to the, waltz to themockingbird murmuringvisitors’ vanitiesblushing with jealousyechoing, echoingover the wonderful fantasy Today’s Meet the bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub is toContinue reading “Dactyls Dactyls Everywhere: not a ptero in sight.”
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”
The Quadrille: Not Just An Old Dance Anymore
quadrille: noun – 1. a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five (or six) sections, each of which is a complete dance in itself. A piece of music for a quadrille dance. 2. each of four groups of riders taking part in a tournament or carousel, distinguished by a special costume orContinue reading “The Quadrille: Not Just An Old Dance Anymore”
Poetry and The Fiction Writer
The collection of books pictured above was inspired by discovering The Art of series at my local library. The Art of discusses different aspects of writing with examples from a great variety of texts. I wanted to learn more about the authors who wrote the series, so I picked up their poetry and essays asContinue reading “Poetry and The Fiction Writer”
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