Creative Writing Prompt #20 Thirsty Thesaurus It's a fact. We all tend to use the same vocabulary words day in and day out. Think about it - how often do you learn a new word? Your thesaurus is parched. It's desperately waiting for its pages to be thumbed. It wants you to use it for... Continue Reading →
For this week of National Poetry Month, we're celebrating and exploring the life and works of Allen Ginsberg. Today, we bring you our choice for featured collection of Ginsberg poetry. While many people might recommend Howl and Other Poems from the famed City Lights Pocket Poets Series, I feel that Ginsberg's Selected Poems: 1947-1995 offers... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #19 Getting Fancy If there is a spirited young lady in your life, chances are that child is well-acquainted with Fancy Nancy and her feather boas, sparkly crowns, and embrace of all things girly. One of the newest books in this colorful series is Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire! Just in time for... Continue Reading →
During this third week of National Poetry Month, our featured poet is Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg (1926-1997) is best-known as one of the eclectic, forward-thinking group of artists called The Beats, which also included the likes of Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, and many other writers. There were several avenues of thought and schools of... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #18 In the Box with Joseph Cornell Joseph Cornell made boxes. Poetry in boxes, if you ask me. Cornell is known as a pioneer of an artistic genre that some call assemblage. To avoid an art history lesson here, the short version is that Cornell created three-dimensional, boxed compositions using objects from... Continue Reading →
Have you entered our songwriting contest? Don't miss this opportunity to win your own free copy of On the Meaning of Adam Lambert! If you'd like to hear more about the inspiration behind this book, tune in to this blogtalkradio interview with authors June and Kath (show title: Finding Your Muse... for Pure Inspiration). Get... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #17 Collage One of the most important elements of my poetry writing comes from the collages I create. I cut out images from magazines and newspapers, collect postcards of particularly interesting works of art from museum gift shops, gather brochures and unusual photos. If it looks cool and strikes a chord with... Continue Reading →
Just like us, the Women's Conference is celebrating National Poetry Month. In this clip, Maria Shriver talks about what poetry means to her and reads an excerpt from her favorite poet Mary Oliver's poem, "The Journey." Go, Maria! (Loving her blue nail polish, by the way.) Want to share your poetry via video? Send us... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #16 Bad, Banned, and Beyond Sometimes it feels soooo good to do something bad... or, at least, something that's perceived to be bad. Earlier this week, Sara posted about the American Library Association's top 10 challenged books of 2009. Twilight made the list, as did To Kill a Mockingbird. These things are... Continue Reading →
You have two more weeks to enter the Novel Novice Poetry Contest... but don't wait until the last minute to do your writing. Get those lines out on paper or screen sooner rather than later and then revise until that piece is just what you want it to be. Click here for the complete contest... Continue Reading →
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