Writing Life

A “poem-athon” produces a book: Pebbles in the Stream

Since I was assigning the poems to writers who had agreed to be tapped for the 2020 Literary Arts “Poem-athon,” I gave the first commissi...

WHAT'S BEHIND THE LITERARY ARTS "POEMATHON?"

THE POWER OF A POEM In the spring days following the upheaval to our lives by COVID-19, new lifestyles and urgent needs were created that...

Bringing Clarity to Your Writing

Writing is always about bringing clarity to the subject. The more historical research, the greater the clarity a writer can provide. Don'...

ART AND FEAR

I recently attended a small, intimate gathering of artists and writers, all members of the National League of American Pen Women, to disc...

WRITING AGAIN

January 2, 2017 was the day I would begin writing again. For two years I have been conducting research for an authorized biography on Dr...

Guest post by artist Kathryn Kleekamp: A Fragile Cape Cod

I am delighted to provide readers an opportunity to savor the reflections and significant talent of Kathryn Kleekamp, a friend and artist...

November Too*

Do not dismiss November as a throw-away month, a collection of weeks that precedes and follows holidays or you may miss the revelatio...

IT'S ABOUT TIME...

Since I’ve let three post-less months pass without so much as a lame or cryptic explanation, it might be appropriate to offer some form o...

The Power of Poetry

I belong to an organization that recognizes how much hard-working professional writers and artists have in common. At a recent meeting of...

This November

Last night I read a Mary Oliver poem and today can viscerally feel the lingering impact of her consideration of what a soul is. As a long...

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