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Category: Writing about writing

Some thoughts (actually, lots of thoughts) on the writing life

poetry shouldn't run in place
March 4, 2016 Writing about writing

You guys, people don’t understand why we write poetry

I’m after an experience. Not a recounting of an experience, but an exploration that just isn’t possible when I’m my clumsy mortal self stumbling around being an asshole (we’re all assholes), never having the right words.

Albany Poets presents Dan Wilcox
February 29, 2016 Writing about writing / Writing Goals

On the heart’s footholds and poetry goals

When I find a phrase, an image or line that shows me something new, I believe in transformation — of the moment, of the object, of the self. And when I put them together into a finished poem, the whole world starts to make sense.

Burnt! at Madison Brewing Company, Bennington, VT
February 25, 2016 Writing about writing

Marilyn Monroe watches us sideways: Thoughts on confessional poetry

I wake up and make oatmeal. I take my Subaru for its oil change. I go with my boyfriend to Bennington on an unseasonably warm February Saturday. We browse galleries and bookstores. We eat and drink at a local brewery where Marilyn Monroe watches us sideways from her perch atop an old upright piano. Things are perfectly normal.

the walking dead and poetry goals
February 2, 2016 Writing about writing / Writing Goals

On “The Walking Dead,” “Big Magic” and Progress on Poetry Goals

It’s far harder for me tear myself away from my significant other, from my kids, from family and friends when I’m in love with myself and all of them. But when I’m in a funk, I retreat and write.

August 5, 2015 Writing about writing

Congratulations! You just got your MFA. Now what are you going to do?

Since when is the “promise” to make a living or become a celebrity the only good reason to do anything? We’re obsessed with too much bull shit like that.

December 30, 2014 Writing about writing

Impractical reasons to get an MFA: Wind chimes, tall boots and fancy cheese

I have found great opportunities for support and guidance and growth in writers’ groups, workshops and open mic scenes. But for me, I wanted an MFA community in addition.

August 26, 2014 Writing about writing

Blog tour on the writing process

I’ve been tagged for the blog tour on writing process by one of my favorite poet friends: Poet Mom January O’Neil. She is one of the hardest working writers I know, so how could I say no?

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