My poetry is like a knee twitch, a sneeze. It occurs. It happens. I couldn’t physically bring myself to stop if I wanted to (excluding decapitation). I write in my head when I lack materials to record with. If I forget, I forget, if I remember, and do have something to record with, awesome, I record it. I’m not consistently concerned with editing / re-working each piece individually before…
“THERE’S A POEM IN THE MIRROR! I SEE IT!”
Poems that know that they’re poems, or critique poetry, seem to have harnessed a bad reputation, a ball-gag that tastes like filth.
I dig them though. Poems that are passionate and provoke emotion are good poems, at least in my little corner of subjectivity. I dig writing that employs strong images, and leaves a taste of itself (whether sour, sweet,…
An article by Eliza Griswold covers poets with passion that sizzles out anything I’ve seen prior. Passion, bravery, activism, these woman are some of the most respectable 21st century poets.
Like many of the rural members of Mirman Baheer, a women’s literary society based in Kabul, the girl calls whenever she can, typically in secret. She reads her poems aloud to Amail, who transcribes them line…
“I’ll play it first and tell you what it is later.” – Miles Davis
Not all writers prefer it, but music can be calming, a tune to write to, sometimes even inspirational. I’ve been listening to a lot of jazz lately, and really enjoying writing with it smoothing out the background, my pencil scribbles lining up with the bass and sway of trumpet notes cradling the surreal state of inspiration.
Music…
Bad reviews are inevitable. Not everyone is going to enjoy our writing, poetry, movie, whatever creative median we threw ourselves into.
Bad Reviews Come Every Writer’s Way is an article posted at Gatsby’s Abandoned Children last year, but its relevance pushes forth beyond a date.
If you are putting yourself out there, in the public’s eye, in critics’ vision, be prepared.
Paulo Coelho said ”Wri…
First we read the poem, and then follow this with analysis and a cultural rant tinted with love.
The Pennycandystore Beyond The El by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The pennycandystore beyond the El is where i first fell in love with unreality Jellybeans glowed in the semi-gloom of that September afternoon A cat upon the counter moved among the licorice sticks and tootsie rolls and Oh Boy Gum
Outside…
Music is a force that can move us, emotionally, stimulating our brain, pumping us up or cooling us down. This can stimulate the part of our brain that farts creativity, and get our pencils moving.
When writing, I love listening to jazz, electronic music, generally anything that is without lyrics. Though, post-rock music is what I most commonly choose to listen to, for its a genre full of…
This is a gorgeous TED Talk on your creative genius. Need some help obtaining inspiration for writing? Here’s a well-spoken writer offering hot-and-ready advice.
Feel inspired? Post your responses in the comment section below.
Cheers!
The Daily Prompt – Week 14 Another visual prompt for the Internet's starving artists and bloggers. You might have to click on the image below to see the full size photo, and read the comic's text.
My Sophomore year of High School, I discovered the band La Dispute. They radically altered my writing, both content and style. I began telling stories through my poetry, and discussing people.
Instead of writing cliche 14 year old angst (a necessary…
Let’s try something lighter, after last week’s very disheartening prompt.
He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in…
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The writing prompt this week is gruesome. The Aokigahara forest, or Sea…
The Daily Prompt - Week 10
This week’s writing prompt is a quote-image hybrid, courtesy of the lovely street artist Banksky.
L…
The Daily Prompt - Week 9
I’ve been finding a lot of wonderful images and visuals that tickle my muse. Over the next couple…
The Daily Prompt – Week #5
Write a story where the main character slowly falls in love with the reader.
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Write a poem where the poem slowly falls in love with the reader.
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