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October 2018

  • Poetry Exercises

    Sestina

    by KORTArides2018@ October 14, 2018

    A bit of a challenge: six unrhymed stanzas of six lines each. The words at the ends of the …

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    Pantoum

    by KORTArides2018@ October 14, 2018

    The pantoum is a poetic form from Malaysia, beginning centuries ago as an oral folk form of indefinite length. …

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    Making it Beautiful

    by KORTArides2018@ October 14, 2018

    If you look around, there are plenty of ugly things … but can you use words to make them …

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    Looking Into the Crystal Ball

    by KORTArides2018@ October 14, 2018

    In “Anticipation: One View,” Candice Stover paints a picture in great detail of what/who she might like to be …

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    Speaking from the Hated Place

    by KORTArides2018@ October 14, 2018

    One wonderful side effect of a poetic practice: It can lead us toward great compassion, as past US poet …

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    Giving Advice

    by KORTArides2018@ October 14, 2018

    What kind of advice are people giving you? Do you agree with what they say? Why not try to …

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    From Abstract to Road Map

    by KORTArides2018@ October 8, 2018

    The Day of the Sun —Vijay Seshadri Arriving early at the limit of understanding, I managed to find a …

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    Becoming an Instrument

    by KORTArides2018@ October 8, 2018

    Ever feel as if a person is not listening to you? What might you try to get them to …

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    And This Is Why I Hold You

    by KORTArides2018@ October 8, 2018

    A girl became a stump became a leaf that fell come fall as leaves should do. As her report …

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    Emotions 101: Writing About Your Feelings

    by KORTArides2018@ October 8, 2018

    More poems are written about love than any other subject. Death is, perhaps, second, followed by a big emotional …

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