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#4880:February 15, 2012  Stormy Lady
Laurence Binyon
Laurence Binyon's life and her poetry
#4865:February 08, 2012  Quizmo LaGrande
Hallmark, Eat Your Heart Out
#4855:February 01, 2012  Red Writing Hood
Organizing Poetry Submissions
Organizing your poetry submissions is the first step to publication.
#4801:January 25, 2012  Crys in Winter Wonderland
Writing Poetry About Historical Events
Using history can make for powerful poetry
#4828:January 18, 2012  Stormy Lady
John Davidson
Exploring John Davidson and her poetry
#4822:January 11, 2012  Quizmo LaGrande
Believe It to See It
New Year's Resolutions? Let them go... try a New Life's Resolution instead!
#4810:January 04, 2012  Red Writing Hood
Poetry Resolutions
The beginning of the year is a time to reflect and renew. Consider poetry in those reflections.
#4785:December 27, 2011  Northernwrites
Strange Loops
What's so poetic about cycles of repetition?
#4776:December 20, 2011  Stormy Lady
Thomas Hardy
Enjoying poet Thomas Hardy
#4768:December 13, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
A Poem is Said not Read
Poems are by their nature to be spoken and sung and recited; a lyric conversation between poet and audience
#4756:December 06, 2011  Red Writing Hood
I've got a collection of poems-now what?
I've got a collection of poems, now what? - Choices in Publishing a Poetry Chapbook
#4747:November 29, 2011  Lonewolf
Epic Poetry
The Epicness of Gilgamesh
#4730:November 22, 2011  Stormy Lady
Dorothy Parker
Exploring the poetry and life of Dorothy Parker
#4716:November 15, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
It's ALIVE - Traditional Poetry
Traditional poetry - transitional and today
#4711:November 08, 2011  Red Writing Hood
NaNoWriMo for Poets
November Poem A Day (PAD) Chapbook Challenge - NaNoWriMo for Poets
#4690:November 02, 2011  Crys in Winter Wonderland
Let Them Write Poetry!
Introducing poetry to kids and teens
#4685:October 26, 2011  Stormy Lady
Matthew Arnold
Exploring the poet Matthew Arnold
#4672:October 19, 2011  Jace
The Advantages of Being a Poet
A tongue-in-cheek look at the advantages of being a poet.
#4656:October 12, 2011  Red Writing Hood
Gimme Something Spooky!
My favorite Scary/Spooky/Spine Tingling poems.
#4644:October 05, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
What Makes a Poem Happen?
Is it the image-idea-thought-smell-taste that incites the form a poem takes or does the form evoke an image
#4635:September 28, 2011  Stormy Lady
Lizette Woodworth Reese
The life and poetry of Lizette Woodworth Reese
#4622:September 21, 2011  Jace
Join a Poetry Group
Whether a form or free verse poet, a poetry group can help develop your ability to express yourself through poetry.
#4597:September 07, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Is Rhyming Poetry Passe? NO WAY!!!
Internal and external rhyme evokes the rhythm of life, past & present and future, real and imagined, in lyric form
#4583:August 31, 2011  Stormy Lady
John McCrae
Exploring John McCrae and his poetry
#4573:August 24, 2011  Jace
A Poetry Primer
Form Poetry: A creative way to express your poetic inclinations.
#4563:August 17, 2011  Red Writing Hood
Topographical Verse
Home Sweet Home: Topographical Verse and a Journey of Memory
#4547:August 10, 2011  Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN!
Letter By Letter
Acrostic poetry can be a delight, but it can wrong pretty fast... Let's look at cohesion and making acrostics poetic!
#4535:August 03, 2011  Stormy Lady
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Exploring Lucy Maud Montgomery
#4528:July 27, 2011  Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN!
Finding Relief
One of the most amazing things about poetry is it's ability to transport us so far from where we sit --just what I need!
#4516:July 20, 2011  Red Writing Hood
It's a Heat Wave ~ Make Some Love Poetry
In many parts of the U.S. the temperatures are in the triple digits. This can heat up thoughts. Make some love poetry!
#4497:July 13, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Fear of Poetry ~ Write Over It
We fear the unknown, and will until we jump in and allow our art to explore the craft
#4487:July 06, 2011  Stormy Lady
Edith Nesbit
Exploring Edith Nesbit and her poetry
#4416:June 29, 2011  Northernwrites
Dodging the Dominoes
An orderly approach to writing or rewriting a draft poem -- first things first.
#4470:June 22, 2011  Red Writing Hood
Synonyms: The Key to Writing Tight.
Synonyms and Writing Tight Poetry
#4449:June 15, 2011  Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN!
Seventeen Syllables
What can you say in seventeen only syllables?
#4440:June 08, 2011  Stormy Lady
Edwin Muir
Exploring the poet Edwin Muir and his poetry
#4414:June 01, 2011  Northernwrites
That Ringing in the Reader's Ears
Avoiding overusing chiming -ing wording.
#4412:May 25, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Crafting Tradition in Free Verse
The lyric tradition of free verse poetry ~ crafting this art form can be a delightful challenge to engage the senses
#4387:May 18, 2011  Northernwrites
What's in a Word?
Picking the Perfect Word for your Poem
#4384:May 11, 2011  Stormy Lady
Sidney Lanier
Exploring the poet Sidney Lanier and his poetry
#4370:May 04, 2011  Northernwrites
Showing the Structure of Relationships
Structural techniques can emphasize the nature of the relationship and how it changes.
#4363:April 27, 2011  Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN!
Revisiting reviewing Poetry
When reviewing poetry, there tends to be three groups for reviewers to fall into: Which one do you belong to?
#4349:April 20, 2011  Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN!
Au Naturale!
This Friday, April, 22 is Earth Day, so I figured, why not go that route this week?
#4339:April 13, 2011  Stormy Lady
Katharine Tynan
Exploring poet Katharine Tynan and her poetry
#4308:April 06, 2011  Northernwrites
Using Stanzas To Add Structure
The number of stanzas and lines per stanza can be significant to understanding the layers of meaning.
#4309:March 30, 2011  Stephanie Grace ♥G-MEN!
Review Poetry
This week, we're taking a loot at poetry from the other side: as a reviewer.
#4297:March 23, 2011  Crys in Winter Wonderland
Teaching a Respect for Poetry
Teaching a respect for poetry
#4284:March 16, 2011  Stormy Lady
Francis Thompson
Exploring poet Francis Thompson
#4273:March 09, 2011  Northernwrites
Experimenting With Poetry
I have a topic for my poem. How do I choose the best form or techniques to use?
#4271:March 02, 2011  Brooke-Happy Anniversary Jeff!
Emotions and language in Poetry
Language chosen specifically for its impact is what makes up the best poetry. Challenge inside!
#4250:February 23, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
With poet's eye & sleight of hand
Mere words breathe life into whatever the poet sees, hears and imagines to craft with words that engage the listener
#4240:February 16, 2011  Stormy Lady
Constantine P. Cavafy
exploring Constantine P. Cavafy and his poetry
#4111:February 09, 2011  Northernwrites
Breaking the Form to Add Meaning, Pt. 2
The structure of a poem about something missing can be missing something, too.
#4220:February 02, 2011  Red Writing Hood
Climbing Rhyme-Trellis of rhyme inpoetry
How to create climbing rhyme, and a poetry form that utilizes it.
#4199:January 26, 2011  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Crafting a Lyric Story in Verse
You don't have to be a 'poet' to write lyric prose - and writing lyric prose can ignite your stories and nonfiction
#4185:January 19, 2011  Stormy Lady
Thomas Campbell
Exploring poet Thomas Campbell
#4110:January 12, 2011  Northernwrites
Breaking the Form to Add Meaning, Pt. 1
The structure of a poem about reflected images can show some reflections, too.
#4174:January 05, 2011  Red Writing Hood
Eight is Enough: Ottava Rima Stanza
Ottava Rima: what it is, a brief history and how to create one.
#4152:December 28, 2010  Crys in Winter Wonderland
What Does it Mean to "Think Like a Poet"
What does it mean to think like a poet? Am I a poet if I don't write poetry anymore?
#4145:December 21, 2010  Stormy Lady
Favorite holiday poems. Happy Holidays!
Sharing my favorite Holiday poems and a little about the Poets that wrote them.
#4109:December 14, 2010  Northernwrites
A Word To Unlock the Structure
Just as a map key unlocks the markings of a map, a word can unlock the structure of a poem.
#4118:December 07, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Checking it Twice: The List Poem
A look at the List (aka Catalog aka Inventory) poem.
#4101:November 30, 2010  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Bring to Life a Story in Verse
Stories crafted in rhythm and rhyme evoke vibrant, vivid images of real or perceived moments in time
#4086:November 23, 2010  Stormy Lady
Robert Shouthey
Exploring Robert Southy and some of his poetry.
#4076:November 16, 2010  Northernwrites
Memoir Poetry: More Than Me, Myself, & I
Like trompe l'oeil , memoir has the quality of seeming to be what it isn't really.
#4070:November 09, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Poetry About Writing
Documenting the highs and lows of writing and being a writer.
#4048:November 03, 2010  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
The little song ~ ever new and vital
Inspiration and craft create of traditional forms one that resounds with your unique voice ~ vital and alive
#4041:October 27, 2010  Stormy Lady
Poetry by Wang Wei
A little about Wang Wei and a couple of his poems.
#4010:October 20, 2010  Northernwrites
Moiré Patterns: Between the Lines
The interaction between two different patterns can create emphasis in certain places in a poem.
#4017:October 13, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Poetry Resource Round-up
By request: My favorite poetry resource books and the good, bad, and ugly (or beautiful) about each one.
#3990:September 29, 2010  Stormy Lady
Exploring A. E. Housman
Poetry from then and now
#3916:September 22, 2010  Northernwrites
Poetic Meter: Spondees
The spondee foot (two stressed syllables) adds variety to a poem's rhythm and marks places to pay attention to.
#3969:September 15, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Complex & Rhyming Alliterisen Forms
Practice and perfect your alliteration skills with either the complex or rhyming Alliterisen poetry forms.
#3951:September 08, 2010  Crys in Winter Wonderland
To Punctuate or Not to Punctuate
That is the age-old question
#3945:September 01, 2010  Stormy Lady
Poetry of Dorothea Mackeller
This newsletter has a short biography and some poetry of Dorothea Mackeller.
#3915:August 25, 2010  Northernwrites
Eating a Poem One Bite At A Time
Stanzas show what belongs together, when to process the material, and when to divide and separate ideas or combine them.
#3926:August 18, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Etheree Poetry Forms
Etheree, Inverted or Reverse Etheree, and Double Etheree poetry forms.
#3901:August 11, 2010  Crys in Winter Wonderland
The Art of Performance
Experiencing Poetry: The Art of Performance
#3886:August 04, 2010  Stormy Lady
Walter Savage Landor
#3875:July 28, 2010  Northernwrites
The Poet's Pocket Notebook
Carrying a pocket notebook and a pen or pencil at all times lets you capture real experiences -- if you do it right.
#3873:July 21, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Let there be light: Lantern variations.
Looking at the lantern, little lantern, paper lantern, lanterne, and lanturne variations.
#3850:July 14, 2010  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
Poetry ~ dynamic tradition
Traditional poetry is a dynamic rhythmic cacophany of voices crafting images seen and imagined into lyric melodies
#3837:July 07, 2010  Stormy Lady
Conrad Aiken
Poetry by Conrad Aiken
#3796:June 30, 2010  Northernwrites
Counting the Cost of the Tower
What does it take to become a better poet? What is it really going to cost you in effort? Where is the finish line?
#3822:June 23, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Poetry for Beginners: Part IIb
Poetry forms useful for beginning poets, but also utilized by more advanced poets.
#3810:June 16, 2010  Lonewolf
The Acrostic Poetry Stylist
All about my journey discovering Acrostic Poetry
#3792:June 09, 2010  Stormy Lady
Bliss Carman
#3775:June 02, 2010  Northernwrites
Relevant for Today
A style is the common characteristics of what's being created and used by a group. Styles change. Some things don't.
#3767:May 26, 2010  Red Writing Hood
Epulaeryu: poetry for your palate.
The Epulaeryu poetry form is a poetic feast for your literary palate. Get hungry.
#3725:May 19, 2010  Crys in Winter Wonderland
What is Free Verse Poetry?
Is free verse really "poetry without rules"?
#3714:May 12, 2010  Stormy Lady
#3650:May 05, 2010  Northernwrites
You Expect Me to EAT That?
Imagery is one of poetry's common elements and provides flavor. Adding imagery to a poem is like creating a new recipe.
#3701:April 28, 2010  Red Writing Hood
#3652:April 21, 2010  Crys in Winter Wonderland
#3673:April 14, 2010  Stormy Lady
#3649:April 07, 2010  Northernwrites
Variable Contrast
The use of contrast makes the difference between a striking or a boring scrap quilt. Contrast in rhyme and description.
#3646:March 31, 2010  Red Writing Hood
#3570:March 24, 2010  Crys in Winter Wonderland
#3618:March 17, 2010  Stormy Lady
#3606:March 10, 2010  Northernwrites
Stopping the Stampede
Meter is the engine that drives a poem. Does it march the reader along pellmell like a rider trapped on a runaway horse?
#3592:March 03, 2010  Red Writing Hood
#3576:February 24, 2010  Ben Langhinrichs-quiet
#3563:February 17, 2010  Stormy Lady
#3544:February 10, 2010  Northernwrites
Compared to Rembrandt
Comparing drawings by the master artist to those of his students; applying to poetry what the master does differently.
#3536:February 03, 2010  Red Writing Hood
#3481:January 27, 2010  Smiling Sonali WDC Power #1!
#3504:January 20, 2010  Stormy Lady
#3499:January 13, 2010  Northernwrites
Sesame Street and Shakespeare
Today's reading public has the skills to understand the meaning of today's poetry that has been written for an audience.
#3489:January 06, 2010  Red Writing Hood
#3427:December 30, 2009  Crys in Winter Wonderland
#3457:December 23, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3450:December 16, 2009  Northernwrites
Spiritual Poetry
Many ancient religious poems are masterwork. Those poets knew how to write spiritual poetry that makes an impact.
#3434:December 09, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3421:December 02, 2009  Ben Langhinrichs-quiet
#3404:November 25, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3387:November 18, 2009  Northernwrites
Measured Drawings
English has natural rules about structure, word order, punctuation: How noun phrases work (and don't work) in poetry.
#3377:November 11, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3365:November 04, 2009  Crys in Winter Wonderland
#3354:October 28, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3344:October 21, 2009  Northernwrites
Narrative Poetry
Effective narrative poems focus on the actions, include setting & character development, show with 5+senses description.
#3334:October 14, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3320:October 07, 2009  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#3297:September 30, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3291:September 23, 2009  Northernwrites
The Blind Poets and the Elephant
How the poet can give the reader what he needs so he can unlock the puzzle created by the imagery in a poem.
#3280:September 16, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3265:September 09, 2009  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#3257:September 02, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3243:August 26, 2009  Northernwrites
Marching with Cadences
The rhythm of a poem is like the cadence played by the drumline in a marching band. Changing the rhythm is another tool.
#3230:August 19, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3213:August 12, 2009  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#3196:August 05, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3191:July 29, 2009  Northernwrites
Beads, Links, or Both
Stanzas in a poem can use a strong string to connect them like beads, or can be beads that link into their neighbors.
#3179:July 22, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3164:July 15, 2009  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#3152:July 08, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3143:July 01, 2009  Northernwrites
Stretching Limited Resources
What if the rhyme you want to use doesn't have enough useful words? Then increasing the number of stanzas is a problem.
#3127:June 24, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3113:June 17, 2009  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#3094:June 10, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3085:June 03, 2009  Northernwrites
Taking Up Space
Is your closet over-stuffed? We've all had the problem of finding space where common sense says there is none.
#3076:May 27, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3060:May 20, 2009  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#3043:May 13, 2009  Stormy Lady
#3033:May 06, 2009  Northernwrites
The Shape of Change
A crossroads is an image for a decision. The roads represent futures we might have, like lines on a map represent roads.
#3024:April 29, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#3011:April 22, 2009  Past Member 'larryp'
#3001:April 15, 2009  Stormy Lady
#2990:April 08, 2009   A Decade for a Stik?
#2980:April 01, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#2967:March 25, 2009  Past Member 'larryp'
#2945:March 18, 2009  Stormy Lady
#2935:March 11, 2009  Fyn - cough hack gasp
#2923:March 04, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#2911:February 25, 2009  Past Member 'larryp'
#2889:February 18, 2009  Stormy Lady
#2876:February 11, 2009  Northernwrites
Organizing Description with Movement
It takes time to learn to operate a video camera so that watching the result is pleasant rather than disorienting.
#2873:February 04, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#2854:January 28, 2009  Past Member 'larryp'
#2833:January 21, 2009  Stormy Lady
#2813:January 14, 2009  Northernwrites
Contagious Elements and Viral Copies
What if getting "infected" with a virus would make it easier to write metered verse?
#2821:January 07, 2009  Red Writing Hood
#2798:December 31, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2783:December 24, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2780:December 17, 2008  Northernwrites
Wordplay: A Poet's Toys
Some poets see unusual possibilities when they look at things. Finding what they did is like playing Hide 'n Seek.
#2768:December 10, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2751:December 03, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2733:November 26, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2717:November 19, 2008  Northernwrites
Figure and Ground
Vase or faces? Which is figure, which is ground is the artist's choice; creating one creates the shape of the other.
#2715:November 12, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2695:November 05, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2690:October 29, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2673:October 22, 2008  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2667:October 15, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2645:October 08, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2633:October 01, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2629:September 24, 2008  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2616:September 17, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2602:September 10, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2584:September 03, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2574:August 27, 2008  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2570:August 20, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2549:August 13, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2536:August 06, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2529:July 30, 2008  spidey
#2515:July 23, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2500:July 16, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2487:July 09, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2458:July 02, 2008   Joy
#2461:June 25, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2448:June 18, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2446:June 11, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2429:June 04, 2008  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2419:May 28, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2404:May 21, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2397:May 14, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2378:May 07, 2008  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2370:April 30, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2318:April 23, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2332:April 16, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2327:April 09, 2008  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2316:April 02, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2299:March 26, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2292:March 19, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2274:March 12, 2008  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2264:March 05, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2248:February 27, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2228:February 20, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2222:February 13, 2008  Texas Belle
#2212:February 06, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2182:January 30, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2184:January 23, 2008  Stormy Lady
#2181:January 16, 2008  Texas Belle
#2161:January 09, 2008  Red Writing Hood
#2144:January 02, 2008  Past Member 'larryp'
#2139:December 26, 2007  Kate~Rune Writing & Reading
#2122:December 19, 2007  Past Member 'larryp'
#2116:December 12, 2007  Red Writing Hood
#2095:December 05, 2007  Stormy Lady