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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 (17:29:30)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one- stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 (11:12:19)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one-stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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....of poets and wooly sheep?!!!!
Posted by anna9 on Monday, February 08, 2010 (09:00:00)
From www.huffingtonpost.com: Hey , what's your reaction ?
England's Arts Council apparently thinks sheep are good for more than just wool and...well...counting. They awarded a 2000£ grant (about $3,200) to a writer who is using the animals to create poems and demonstrate scientific principles.
The recipient, Valerie Laws, explained her project to the BBC: go on read the rest !
And the exercise is to write on sheep and what thoughts they wool in your mind, i am writing at least one quaint one , what about you?
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Sonnet-Writing Made Simple
Posted by mamta on Sunday, February 07, 2010 (05:42:13)
Poetry News: Let's think about poetry-writing as an exercise. We tend to think of poetry in expressive terms: it's all about putting your emotions into words, right? Well, not exactly.
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Color Your Senses
Posted by mamta on Saturday, February 06, 2010 (10:38:19)
Join non-profit writing center, Philly Spells, for this workshop geared towards younger students. Imagine sipping on a cool, watery blue . . . or listening to red scream and shout . . . or exposing your nose to some putrid green! In this color-themed workshop, we will read color-centric poetry, visit sense stations, and collaborate on a single poem about a color...
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Create Your Own Winter Magnetic Poetry
Posted by mamta on Thursday, February 04, 2010 (06:25:06)
Poetry News: Are you an aspiring poet? Move around the words to form a poem. Links We Like Snacking can be a healthy part of your diet, as long as you choose the right snacks.
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Al Creighton's comment on the poet Wole Soyinka
Posted by anna9 on Sunday, January 31, 2010 (12:29:52)
From starbroeknews.com:
In an old introduction to African poetry, Nigerian poet and playwright Wole Soyinka who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986 comments on some of its themes and characteristics.A "The poems embrace most of the experiences of the African world - "A modern and historic Modern African poems which betray traces of an internal dialogue are often ... Link!
the exercise : read the poems , think about theme and tone, is there an inherent rhythm, can you identify it ?
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Writing Tips : Tips for entering poetry contests
Posted by mamta on Thursday, January 28, 2010 (18:11:32)
Poetry News: Poetry contests can be very enticing. Spend a few bucks, and if you're good enough, you could win fifty, two hundred, maybe even a thousand dollars.
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Need help writing that love poem? Try this
Posted by mamta on Thursday, January 28, 2010 (06:29:43)
To give you a start, my friend, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and I ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 (17:30:52)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one-stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 (18:01:53)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one- stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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How to Write a Quatrain Poem
Posted by Fenix9 on Saturday, January 09, 2010 (17:21:07)
Poetry News: ... sticks, Look what they are bringing, It's nutrition for their chicks. Shakespeare uses lots of quatrains in his poetry and plays. He mainly writes in sonnets which contain a combination of quatrains and rhyming couplets. 2 Choose a subject for your ...
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Essay writing 101
Posted by Fenix9 on Saturday, January 09, 2010 (17:20:30)
Poetry News: ... contests, like the Times and Transcript essay contest," explains Art, "and we put together a magazine that has prose, poetry, and journalistic pieces." "Belonging to the writing club is great," says Laura Parsley, a Grade 9 Trimble student. "It is ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 (16:37:49)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one- stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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Putting Words in Your Mouth
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 (14:38:44)
Poetry News: Roses are red. Violets are blue. This poem sucks. Shame on you. Lost for words? Enlist the help of the smart people behind Poetry a la Carte and give the gift of verse to someone special this year.
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 (10:37:17)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one-stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 (16:00:26)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one- stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 (15:57:54)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one-stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, December 01, 2009 (14:23:32)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one- stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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Town set to get all lit up
Posted by mamta on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 (16:29:52)
The fun starts at 1pm, and runs until 5.30pm, so come down to get started on your Christmas shopping and soak up the atmosphere. ...
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 (14:31:24)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one- stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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Great Lakes Writers Festival will host 2 guest authors
Posted by mamta on Thursday, October 29, 2009 (14:43:57)
The Great Lakes Writers Festival, Lakeland College's 12th annual celebration of the written word, will be held on Lakeland's campus Nov. 5 and 6. This two-day event features several readings and workshops with guest authors David Lehman and Stacey Harwood, along with members of the Lakeland faculty....
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The $25 Haiku
Posted by mamta on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (12:17:12)
If you've got something to say in a 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one-stanza haiku at lifestyle @ denverpost.com or file it at denverpost.com/haiku . Don't forget to include your name and hometown. ...
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POETRY
Posted by mamta on Monday, October 19, 2009 (10:36:05)
Award-winning poet and educator Sharon Olds will read from her works at Purchase College at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Olds is the author of eight volumes of poetry including, most recently, “One Secret Thing.” Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times and more than a hundred poetry collections...
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