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poet interview: dorianne laux

7 Comments Published by Dana March 14th, 2008 in Dana, Dorianne Laux, Poet Interview.

For this installment of the Read Write Poem Poet Interview, I interviewed Dorianne Laux via e-mail. I had the pleasure of meeting Laux the summer of 2006 when she was teaching at The Tomales Bay Workshops Writers’ Conference.
A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Laux’s fourth book of poems, Facts About the Moon [...]

poet interview: matthew rohrer

3 Comments Published by Dana January 31st, 2008 in Dana, Matthew Rohrer, Poet Interview.

Matthew Rohrer was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., and raised in Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor of arts at the University of Michigan, where he won a Hopwood Award for poetry, and a master of fine arts in poetry from the University of Iowa.
His books are Rise Up (2007), A Green Light (2004), Satellite (2001) [...]

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 [...]

get your poem on #6

17 Comments Published by Dana December 24th, 2007 in Dana, Get Your Poem On.

We hope those of you who signed up to collaborate had interesting experiences with that process. You might want to not only share the work you created but also talk about the process of working together. And if you didn’t collaborate with someone this week, that’s fine. You can share whatever you want, as long [...]

read write prompt #6: get your collaboration on!

16 Comments Published by Dana December 19th, 2007 in Dana, Read Write Prompt.

A quick note: We’re putting together an e-mail list for those who want to receive updates now and again about the project. If you did not receive an e-mail asking if you want to receive future e-mails, please sign up for the list by sending an e-mail to info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org. (I know [...]

get your poem on #1

53 Comments Published by Dana November 19th, 2007 in Dana, Get Your Poem On.

The results from Read Write Poll #1 are in! Of 38 voters: 45% say they write a poem at least once a week, 32% say they write poetry daily, 24% write when the mood strikes, and 0% say they don’t write poetry but love reading it.
(There must be some rounding going on with the [...]

read write prompt #1: in a sentence

39 Comments Published by Dana November 14th, 2007 in Dana, Read Write Prompt.

Welcome to the first-ever Read Write Prompt. This week, we’ll focus on American Sentences. Some people don’t like the name, but please don’t be put off by it. It’s simply the name Allen Ginsberg chose for this poetry form, which is a single sentence of 17 syllables. You can read more about American Sentences at [...]

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 — cavort



RANDOM WRITING TIP

Immerse yourself in an unfamiliar environment — maybe ask to observe people in a new work environment, visit a new park or outdoors space, or visit a different neighborhood in your town that is different than yours — and write a poem based on the experience.



RANDOM READING TIP

Make a ritual out of reading poetry. If you can, set aside the same time every day — even if it is just the last ten minutes before bed, or your morning bus ride, or whatever — and dedicate that time to poetry. Read from your favorite chair, or make a Sunday afternoon date for yourself at a local café to read and sip something yummy.



RANDOM COLLABORATING TIP

Send a chainpoem to a collaborator through e-mail or regular mail. Supply the first line and ask the recipient to supply another line then pass the poem on to someone else, and so on and so on, until a recipient adds a final line and deems the piece finished.


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