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Month: December 2013

December 21, 2013 Writing about writing

tupelo press 30/30 poetry project: days 15-21

something interesting: in writing today’s poem i felt a natural energy and momentum that i haven’t felt with my writing for at least 2 or 3 years. they’re all still first drafts, of course, but that feeling — it’s how a writer knows she’s alive.

December 14, 2013 Writing about writing

tupelo press 30/30 poetry project: days 12, 13 & 14

as you can see, divorce crept into one of the poems, but it was a fun one, kinda campy, so i give myself a pass. (and who doesn’t enjoy watching t. rex enjoy himself at the feast?)

December 11, 2013 Writing about writing

tupelo press 30/30 poetry project: day 11

wow — it’s day 11 for the tupelo 30/30 poetry project? it’s all a blur! i have no idea what i’ve written so far, and i’m guessing that’s a good thing: write ’em and let ’em go ’til the month’s over!

December 10, 2013 Writing about writing

tupelo press 30/30 project: day 10

i really sweated it out today trying to get a poem for day 10 of tupelo press’ 30/30 poetry project. oy. i definitely bit off more than i could chew.

tupelo press 30/30 project day 09
December 9, 2013 Writing about writing

tupelo press 30/30 project: day 09

“here i am bringing the smut to day 09!” and while i mean it, i hope there’s also at least a couple redeeming qualities to it beyond its subject matter. there’s word play. there’s mortality… and escaping it. or trying to.

December 8, 2013 Writing about writing

tupelo press 30/30 project: day 08

i intended to write the sonnets during the week and then on the weekend: ekphrasis, found poems, pieces with fragments. when will i learn to stop trying to tell the poems what to do?

December 7, 2013 Writing about writing

tupelo press 30/30 project: day 07

you know you’re desperate when you pull out prose poem, list poem and ars poetica all in one day.

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