Readers make the best connections with our characters and our prose or poetry through our use of the right details. What are the right details? I wish I could say that only the author knows, but we all need help… Read More ›
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Poetry: Tides
I am attracted to TIDES because of its simple beauty with Therin’s choice of imagery. She paints not only a picture but a sound-scape that emotes and reflects the bitter-sweet narration. Allow yourself to get lost in the personification and… Read More ›
Poetic Favourites #4
Poetry is the Heart’s Song… One of my English Professors compiled anthologies for the publishing house Nelson. In every book of poems he produced, he included songs. The song below, written and performed by the band U2, has always been… Read More ›
How Much Can One Word Say?
Can poetry be just one word? Evermore What if you made it all small letters? evermore What if it were all caps? EVERMORE What if we put a colour behind it and changed the font? Does that change the perception… Read More ›
Day 136 – Eyeing Up the Moon
Charlotte Cuevas has done it again (she does it every day actually with her 365 Day Poetry Challenge) – The juxtaposition of whimsy and weight with her imagery bring home a universal truth I wanted to share with you all.
The Architecture of Prose
The biggest rule in writing is “show don’t tell” and even if you think you have this technique mastered there is always a niggling aspect that you hadn’t considered before. The building blocks of prose are exactly that: pieces to… Read More ›
Poetic Pieces
A Selection of Short Poetry by Patricia Miller, Writer. Poet. Coordinator. — DOCK AT DUSK, LAKE KASHAGAWIGAMOG An opal shell and a golden star The spotted loon that breaks the mirrored still Floating across a navy water pane Calling for… Read More ›
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