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Poetry News For October 11, 2008
Poetry Hut Blog | 12 hours ago by jilly
Poetry News: — American poets, beloved by critics, have never passed muster with the Swedes — — 50 of your favourite words — — One would have to be a genius oneself to grasp the full significance of Arthur Rimbaud, or read more
Awful Grace: Poems about Grief
The Grief Diet: On the Loss of My Father | October 10th 2008
Since my father’s death, I have searched for comfort. I found it in the mountains, old pictures, memories, friends, God, and poetry. Here are some of the poems about grief that given me such solace during difficult times. The bustle in a house read more
Waiting
I TAKE OFF THE MASK!!! | October 7th 2008 by abbiejoice
IF you were coming in the fall, I’d brush the summer by With half a smile and half a spurn, As housewives do a fly. If I could see you in a year, I’d wind the months in balls, And put them each in separate drawers, Until their time bef read more
Breaking gender gaps and pushing girl power
Lip-sticking | October 5th 2008
By Guest Blogger, Robbi Hess When it comes to strides that women have made in business -- and most recently -- on the political front from Nancy Pelosi being the first female Speaker of the House to Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency to Sarah P read more
Farming with Book Group.
10thirty | September 29th 2008 by Nayiri Krikorian
For months, or so it seems, the ladies of book group and I have been wanting to read Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, except we could never think of how to relate it to the previous month’s selection. read more
Oregon Hotel for Book Lovers
Bildungsroman | September 28th 2008 by Little Willow
My aunt sent me a link to the website for The Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport, Oregon, where each room is named after a different author, and the third floor is a library. I promptly sent the link to no less a dozen friends who would appreciate it and read more
Poetry News For September 28, 2008
Poetry Hut Blog | September 28th 2008 by jilly
Poetry News: — What The “Subprime Poetry Crisis” Means For The Overheated Metap[h]or Market — — Poster poems: The rhythm of the falling rain — — Wordplay with Pat Reviere-Seel and Jessica Newton [MP3] R read more
an autumn mix
my dreams gave me away | September 24th 2008 by laura
the name of it is "autumn"the hue of it is bloodan artery upon the hilla vein along the road great globules in the alleysand oh, the shower of stainwhen winds upset the basinand spill the scarlet rain it spinkles bonnets far belowit gathers ruddy read more
Poetry News For September 21, 2008
Poetry Hut Blog | September 21st 2008 by jilly
Poetry News: — David Wagoner’s new collection of poems, “A Map of the Night,” feels like a summing-up by the author many consider the dean of Northwest poetry. — — For days, I’ve trolled my poetry shelves f read more
Quotation Saturday
Scheiss Weekly | September 19th 2008 by Jane Goodwin
Mamacita says: What a week! I do think it’s pretty rude for entire clans to hold a family reunion in a hospital waiting room. And when they take it upon themselves to rearrange the furniture so all the “good” chairs are in their read more
That Distance was between Us
Life is a Poem | September 19th 2008 by Silent Storm
That Distance was between Us That is not of Mile or Main— The Will it is that situates— Equator—never can— Emily Dickinson read more
High School Memories - Emily Dickinson’s Greatest Hits
The Bob Files | September 17th 2008 by Bob Francis
My English class sophomore year was all about public speaking. We had to give a persuasive speech at the beginning of the year. I decided to defend Galileo from the Inquisition. I was as nervous as if I really had been in front of the Inquisiti read more
Interview: Eric Anderson of Bookscreening
Abbeville Manual of Style | September 15th 2008
A few weeks back we encouraged our readers to take a look at Bookscreening, the book trailer blog that we predicted could become the “next big nice simple thing” in the world of publishing. Since then, we’ve put our money where our read more
Thursday's Thought of The Day...#28
Lisa C Writes | September 11th 2008 by Lisa C
“Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath.” ~Emily DickinsonPrevious Thursday's Thoughts! read more
Playing With Puppies
Yoga for Cynics | September 10th 2008 by YogaforCynics
A fellow blogger commented on my last post: “I order you to go play with puppies this instant!” I suspect there may be some implication here that recent Yoga for Cynics posts have, perhaps, indicated a somewhat introverted, depressed and/or gener read more
Emily Dickinson's First 50 Yellow Roses of Texas, on Guitar
Stony River Farm | September 10th 2008 by Susan
I'm just back from another visit to First50, a wonderful daily prompt provided by Virginia DeBolt, who also provides insightful posts for BlogHer.Since we've been talking about poetry so much here lately, I guess I had it in my head when I went to he read more
Fridays Fable - Follow Your Rainbow
Chrissy Maries Card Craft | September 5th 2008 by Chrissy
Bathing at Asnieres - Georges SeuratThis weeks Fridays fable has been inspired initially by music that I have been listening to and singing to this week from the Sound of Music, in particular "Climb every mountain". But, there is a bit of a story beh read more
The Trouble with Emily Dickinson - by Lyndsey D’Arcangelo
The Lesbian Lifestyle | September 3rd 2008 by Kelly
Coming September 27th…..The Gay Judy Blume In today’s literary market, there’s a severe lack of quality young adult books with positive and realistic themes for GLBT youth. Lyndsey D’Arcangelo, who grew up reading the likes of Judy Blume, read more
Labor-free Sunday!
Laurie Beggin's Glass Musings | August 31st 2008 by Laurie Beggin
I dwell in possibility... Emily Dickinson read more
Poem of the Day by Emily Dickinson
Sweet Endeavors | August 22nd 2008 by Pamela
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm Tha read more
XXII
The Back Page | August 19th 2008 by MindSprocket
XXII I had no time to hate, because The grave would hinder me, And life was not so ample I Could finish enmity. Nor had I time to love; but since Some industry must be, The little toil of love, I thought, Was large enough for me. - Emily Dickinson read more
Emily Dickinson's 'Success is Counted Sweetest'
Literary Jewels | August 15th 2008 by Amritbir Kaur
SUCCESS IS COUNTED SWEETEST (the text)Success is counted sweetestBy those who ne'er succeed.To comprehend a nectarRequires sorest need.Not one of all the purple HostWho took the Flag todayCan tell the definitionSo clear of VictoryAs he defeated--dyin read more
Poetry Friday Review: My letter to the World and Other Poems
Big A little a | August 15th 2008 by Kelly Herold
What is your favorite series? Mine is Kids Can Press's Visions in Poetry--a collection of picture books for readers ages 10 and up.Picture books for readers ages 10 and up? What can they be thinking? Based on the three Visions in Poetry titles I'v read more
Poetry Friday: It's All I Have to Bring To-day by Emily Dickinson
Bildungsroman | August 14th 2008 by Little Willow
It's all I have to bring to-day,This, and my heart beside,This, and my heart, and all the fields,And all the meadows wide.Be sure you count, should I forget, --Some one the sun could tell, --This, and my heart, and all the beesWhich in the clover dwe read more
The Emily Explosion
The Writing Jungle | July 31st 2008 by Lea Schizas
I just found out THE GIRLS, a middle grade anthology with my short story, "The Emily Explosion," is to be released on August 15! Blooming Tree Press is the publisher.If you'd like to read a blurb about "The Emily Explosion," please visit my blog.Cynt read more
Start Living!!
My Random Thoughts | July 29th 2008 by Reema
Life is so fickle. One moment you may be on the top of the world and in next moment you may literally be on the top of the world if you know what I mean. One moment you may be driving back home looking forward to a nice dinner and next moment you may read more
A Primer on Speech Acts, by Emily Dickinson
Says Simpleton | July 28th 2008 by ched
A WORD is deadWhen it is said, Some say.I say it justBegins to live That day. "A word is dead," Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886.Thank you for Subscribing to Say Simpleton. read more
I WOULD NOT PAINT - A PICTURE -
Edi's Files | July 27th 2008 by Edi Gardner
I would not paint - a picture -I'd rather be the OneIts bright impossibilityTo dwell - delicious - on -And wonder how the fingers feelWhose rare - celestial - stir -Evokes so sweet a Torment -Such sumptuous - Despair -I would not talk, like Cornets - read more
Vanity, Vanity, All Is...Beauty Tips From a Yoga Cynic
Yoga for Cynics | July 26th 2008 by YogaforCynics
It’s said that Persian rug weavers intentionally weave imperfections into their rugs, since only God can be perfect. With all due respect to their spiritual humility, I can do even better: I can be imperfect without even trying.He believes in beaut read more
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