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book review: the spoken word revolution redux

4 Comments Published by Juliet May 8th, 2008 in Book Review, Juliet.

In true Poetry Slam style, the Spoken Word Revolution Redux CD and book set starts out by putting a Poet Laureate head to head with a Slam Champion. Ted Kooser (former USA Poet Laureate) vs Anis Mojgani (twice National Poetry Slam Individual Champion); Andrew Motion (current UK Poet Laureate) vs Sonya Renee (former National Poetry [...]

get your poem on #25

27 Comments Published by Juliet May 5th, 2008 in Get Your Poem On, Juliet.

From now until midnight one week from today, comments on this post will be open, so you can leave a permalink to your blog post for this week’s contribution.
Be sure to check back through the week and see what others have written in response to science fiction poetry, or any other idea: Read Write Poem!
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read write prompt #25: see things differently 2 (scifi poetry)

7 Comments Published by Juliet April 30th, 2008 in Juliet, Read Write Prompt.

I’m always impressed by the potential of Science Fiction to look at everyday life from an entirely different point of view. Issues and topics considered within an alien setting can help the reader to see things from a fresh perspective. Most people think of science fiction in the form of novels or films but science [...]

Get Your Poem on # 18

41 Comments Published by Juliet March 17th, 2008 in Get Your Poem On, Juliet.

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Be sure to check back through the week and see what others have written in response to ideas about trees, or writing from different viewpoints - or [...]

read write prompt: #18 see things differently 1: be a tree

5 Comments Published by Juliet March 12th, 2008 in Juliet, Read Write Prompt.

One of the things I love about this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere is how the trees are returning to their broader life. I often wonder what it would be like to be a tree, how different life would be - rooted in one place and  naked in the winter (or to have one unchanging outfit [...]

get your poem on #12

42 Comments Published by Juliet February 4th, 2008 in Get Your Poem On, Juliet.

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Be sure to check back through the week and see what others have written in response to ideas about clothing - or inspirations from other sources: Read Write Poem!
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read write prompt #12: dressing up your poetry

14 Comments Published by Juliet January 30th, 2008 in Juliet, Read Write Prompt.

We all wear clothes, whether we’re a fashion victim or take an entirely functional view of what we put on our bodies. Why not use this everyday topic to inspire poetry?  The Academy of American Poets offers this article about clothing in poetry, including links to poems inspired by clothes. The current issue of  Mslexia - a [...]

WEEKLY READ WRITE PROMPT

May 15, 2008 — The current Get Your Poem On post is here. This post is where you leave us a link to your blog in response to Blythe's prompt having something to do with mothers. Or any other poetric inspiration. We don't care, as long as you eat your vegetables.

Jill's Read Write Prompt for next week is an exercise in comparisons.



WEEKLY READ WRITE ARTICLES

May 15, 2008 — We've been wanting more read here at Read Write Poem and Juliet brings it with her review of Spoken Word Revolution Redux.

Christine has taken Informal Talk About Forms into new territory with her talk about the sonnet. Celebrate a new old form.

Christine's latest installment of Get The Lead Out is a discussion kick-off about writing groups. It's a good read. Join her conversation.

Jessica has a new Poetry Book Club report about Rae Armantrout's latest book, Next Life.



POLL DANCE

May 11, 2008 — Carolee is back at it with an interesting discussion centered on the last poll, which asks us about our self perception. There are great follow-up comments from participants, so read it...and then visit the latest poll. One column over - yeah, on the far right.



READ WRITE NaPoWriMo

Apr. 30, 2008 — Here's a recap of RWP's April 2008 support for the NaPoWriMo-er's effort(s!!).

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RANDOM PROMPTS

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



RANDOM WRITING TIP

Shhhh! Listen. Write down whatever you hear, and make note of what you don't hear. Think about writing a poem based on the sense of hearing, rather than the sense of sight.



RANDOM READING TIP

Get to know your local library. Talk with the staff about what poetry you like and see if they can recommend something new. If there’s something you want that they don’t have, most libraries can order it for you. And it’s free—as long as you get your books back on time!



RANDOM COLLABORATING TIP

Write a list poem, with each collaborator supplying one or more items for the list. Just think of a topic and you’ll be on your way.


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