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poetry book club: genesis of the club

7 Comments Published by Jessica January 10th, 2008 in Jessica, Poetry Book Club.

I’ve never belonged to a book club before. It’s true. I’ve taken English and literature classes and even taught my fair share of them. I’ve read for pleasure my entire life. But I’ve never had a circle of friends who got together once a month to discuss a book we’ve all read. I’ve seen them [...]

read write prompt #9: traveling companions

4 Comments Published by Deb January 9th, 2008 in Deb, Read Write Prompt.

I’m glad you’re here, reading this prompt.
Participating in online poetry communities is a strange and interesting experience. It’s a private practice made uniquely public. It’s quite likely that only a comparative few will read the work we put out there in the blogosphere; fewer still will comment. Yet we keep finding and creating sites like [...]

get your poem on #8

31 Comments Published by Dana January 6th, 2008 in Get Your Poem On.

Before diving into the details of the Get Your Poem On post, I want to thank …deb again for stepping in to manage Read Write Poem. I also wanted to share a little bit about her:
Deb Scott first starting writing poetry while in the throes of angst-ridden pubescence. A long, long separation ensued until a [...]

back in business (and a belated read write prompt #8)

21 Comments Published by Dana January 4th, 2008 in About Read Write Poem, Dana.

Great news to report. …deb of Stoney Moss has agreed to head up Read Write Poem. We’ll have more details soon, but I wanted to get the news out there to the community. Everyone welcome …deb and thank her for taking over the project.
Oh, and in case anyone is looking for a prompt (albeit a [...]

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WEEKLY READ WRITE PROMPT

July 2, 2008 — The current Get Your Poem On post is here. This is where you leave us a link to your blog, this week in response to Dana ShuffleWords idea, or any other kind of word play. (Or see if RWP-Twitter is for you!)

Next week's prompt will light you up. Thanks, Jill!



WEEKLY READ WRITE ARTICLES

June 26, 2008 — This month Jessica tells us which poets she first picked out to read, all on her own, because she wanted to. Who did you pick out?

Tom's Informal Talk About Forms has got more rhythm.

Christine's latest installment of Get The Lead Out discusses epigraphs. It's an inspired article.

We've been wanting more read here at Read Write Poem and Juliet brings it with her review of Spoken Word Revolution Redux.

January gives us a primer on revision.



POLL DANCE

July 5, 2008 — This time Carolee talks about how we talk about poetry we may not understand straight away in her "poll dance".

There's a new poll up. Yeah, a day early.



RANDOM PROMPTS

A different word or phrase will appear here each time you visit the site or refresh the page. Your current prompt is — sonorous



RANDOM WRITING TIP

When you wake up in the morning, before you let your feet touch the floor, write the first five words that come to your mind. Try to use each word in a poem without cutting yourself any deals.



RANDOM READING TIP

Use a website like amazon.com to find out what other readers buy who like a book of poetry you enjoyed. Simply enter the name of the book, select it from the list of possible matches, then scroll down to the section “Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought” and see if there’s anything new there that strikes your fancy.



RANDOM COLLABORATING TIP

Cut one of your poems up into words and phrases, place everything in a paper bag, and give the poem puzzle to a collaborator to piece together in a new way. (This can also be done through e-mail if you are collaborating with someone in a different area.)


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