Tag: poetry
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Oh What a World in Which I Can Write Poems about Swimming with Sharks
Last April, I signed on to do the Writer’s Digest Poem A Day Challenge, and I blogged about it on here. For each day in April, I wrote a poem. The challenge coincides with National Poetry Month. The writer directing the challenge, Robert Lee Brewer, posted daily prompts for us to use, or not use.…
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The Joy of Jumping Boundaries with Flash Fiction
I write flash fiction. It is a relatively new genre, differentiated predominately by its brevity. A flash piece should generally be less than 1,000 words. Most stories are in the 300-800 word range. Flash fiction can feel constricting. The writer must construct a narrative arc in a very brief amount of space. In other ways,…
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Help #EndTheStigma and Join Me for a Reading Event at SubText Books This Saturday!
The event honors Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, a day of remembrance for those who have lost someone to suicide. It is at 2:00 pm at SubText Books in St. Paul. We’ve also added a writer! Poet Sierra DeMulder is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion and also the author of The Bones Below and New…
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Suffering Doesn’t Equal Great Art
I fell in love with writing in the third grade. My teacher assigned us to finish a story- I think it was about camping- and I wrote page after page. I was hooked. When was in grade school, I liked to write longer stories. Around the time I was in junior high, my angst kicked…
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Writing a Poem a Day and Learning to Let Go
April is National Poetry Month. Writer’s Digest is sponsoring a Poem A Day Challenge, and I decided to participate. I have wanted to do the challenge in the past, but worried I wouldn’t be able to commit the time. But lately, I have carved out more time for writing. I joined a new writing group…
Writer Pam Dewey 