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| Favorite Poets |
Zoe Whittall, Leonard Cohen, A. E. Housman, Heather O’Neill, Carla Hartsfield |
| That which we call a rose / By any other name would _________. |
probably cost less |
| What is the first book of poetry you see when you scan the room you are sitting in? |
“The Best Ten Minutes of Your Life” by Zoe Whittall |
| Three poets find themselves in a rowboat, in the middle of the ocean, during a huge storm. How do they get themselves out of their predicament? |
They wouldn’t even try to get out of it: adversity breeds creativity. |
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Shayla's Activity
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Shayla commented on the blog post get your poem on #118 1 day, 3 hours ago
Sorry Rob, I chickened out on the seductiveness angle.
Jewellery Box House — I’m not illiterate; that’s the Canadian spelling.
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Shayla commented on the blog post considering the other: things that get in the way of writing 1 day, 20 hours ago
I found this post really interesting, because it’s always insightful to see the way different people structure their lives and find balance between obligation and creative fulfillment.
I’ve been working kind of dead-end administrative jobs for the past few years, while I look for a job more in my field. Some people would find this
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Shayla commented on the blog post get your poem on #117 1 week, 1 day ago
I may have taken the prompt too literally (I say that because I ended up using memories very similar to the prompt examples — a grandparent and something I stole).
Dear Grandma Katie
Did anyone else find that the transition in their poem came more naturally than expected?
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Shayla commented on the blog post get your poem on #115 3 weeks ago
I was a little surprised to find that my list of things I don’t believe in came so much easier than my list of things I do believe in. I wonder what that means?
Bedrock
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Shayla commented on the blog post get your poem on #114 4 weeks ago
I didn’t use all the words, but I used most.
Back to basics
