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  • Poetry Discussion Re: The Poem of the Week

    Field Guide by Tony Hoagland Once, in the cool blue middle of a lake, up to my neck in that most precious element of all, I found a pale-gray, curled-upwards ...

    Jun 26, 2021
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Poetry Book / Poet Recommendations

    I have sadly not picked up a poetry book in a while, but I keep hearing good things about Anne Carson, and I'm planning to eventually read her translation of ...

    Sep 22, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: One Word Poems

    Under the broken stars, I breathe in One more burst of light. Colors whirl like apocalyptic galaxies, hurling shards from across the night. I closed my eyes and saw dulled ...

    May 15, 2019
  • Poetry Discussion Re: The Poem of the Week

    Ursula LeGuin is another novelist who I didn't know wrote poetry until recently, and while she has lots of other, more reflective and philosphical poetry, this particular poem made me ...

    May 15, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: Haiku Train

    To Australia: upside-down continent of Dreamtime kangaroos

    Apr 1, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: One Word Poems

    Under the broken stars, I breathe in One more burst of light. Colors whirl like apocalyptic galaxies, hurling shards from across the night. I closed my eyes and saw dulled ...

    Apr 1, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: One Word Poems

    Under the broken stars, I breathe in One more burst of light. Colors whirl like apocalyptic galaxies, hurling shards from across the night. I closed my eyes and saw dulled ...

    Mar 31, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: One Word Poems

    Under the broken stars, I breathe in One more burst of light. Colors whirl like apocalyptic galaxies, hurling shards from across the night. I closed my eyes and saw dulled ...

    Mar 5, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: One Word Poems

    Under the broken stars, I breathe in One more burst of light. Colors whirl like apocalyptic galaxies, hurling shards from across the night. I closed my eyes and saw dulled ...

    Feb 23, 2019
  • Writing Activities Re: One Word Poems

    Under the broken stars, I breathe in One more burst of light. Colors whirl like apocalyptic galaxies, hurling shards from across the night. I closed my eyes and saw dulled ...

    Feb 23, 2019
  • Fiction Discussion Re: What's the best book you have ever read?

    Ooh, another Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett fan! I'm so ready for the Good Omens show! My favourite Neil Gaiman book used to be The Graveyard Book, but I just ...

    Feb 23, 2019
  • Poetry Discussion Re: The Poem of the Week

    I didn't realize that Neil Gaiman wrote poetry until I stumbled upon this. I now know that he writes absolutely and majestically beautiful poetry. source After Silence for Rachel Carson ...

    Feb 18, 2019
  • Poetry Discussion Re: The Poem of the Week

    Saw your call for poems and realized that I couldn't think of any specific ones, so I did some reading, and found this beautiful one. It's a ghazal: "Originally an ...

    Feb 9, 2019
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Favorite books by women authors

    I am sorry to say that until about five years ago, the majority of my favourite authors were dead British guys. However, that has changed! A few of my favourites: ...

    Jan 30, 2019


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