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Harvest ideas. Edit applications. Ideas need a dynamic, fluid, generous environment to sustain life. Applications, on the other hand, benefit from critical rigor. Produce a high ratio of ideas to applications.
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Gathering encouragement and inspiration
We all need some encouragement and ideas on how to proceed… so when people, artists you admire, talk about their work and lives, take a moment and listen. And like Ted Kooser says – throw a lot of horseshoes. Continue reading
What to Write about? NaPoWriMo and Haiku Day
leave out all the words •
that the readers can fill in •
show them some new things. Continue reading
Posted in Do the Work, haiku, NaPoWriMo, the creative process
Tagged haiku, haikuday, NaPoWriMo, process, TedKooser
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a very short poem
from that Ted Kooser Book. Slow going reading this book because it is packed to the brim with gems like this and Ted Kooser thinking about poetry from all different directions. Artichoke O heart weighed down by so many wings. … Continue reading
Posted in Art in the world, NaPoWriMo, Poetry and Lyrics, reads
Tagged NaPoWriMo, poetry, TedKooser
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Today’s Mail, Ted Kooser
From the “About This Book” This is only one of many books about poetry writing. It’s not very lengthy because there’s only so much I know. I’ve learned a lot about writing poems, but I’ll never get to the end … Continue reading