Just like writing a poem every day for thirty days changes you, suddenly you realize reading a high volume of poetry changes you too. It tunes your ear, it refines your senses.
Tag: Poetry Community
Spotlight: Stranded Artist Series
Originally posted on Cadence Collective: Long Beach Poets:
As 2013 beckoned a new beginning and resolutions to be broken, Long Beach was getting a gift in the poetry world. Thanks to Markus Manley and Danielle Mitchell, Long Beach saw the introduction to a twice monthly Poetry Lab. Everyone is invited, no one turned away, and…
Squaw Valley Greatest Hits
I just returned [July, 2011] from the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevadas. What an amazing place, what lovely and talented people! Here are a few quotes from our staff poets who led workshops and gave craft talks. Sometimes the dissatisfaction with the end of a poem is the…
