Tag Archives: Poetry

As The Music Plays #9

This is a series of posts about the music I play while writing.  This time we’re up to Try To Remember.  This is a song about nostalgia and was originally written for the 1960 play The Fantasticks.  The song’s lyrics … Continue reading

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As the Writer Writes #3 – Vanishing Point

This is part of my series of musings about writing where I consider a word or concept. This the kind of thing I think about during my writing process. I once heard a poem read that had the line, “Vanishing … Continue reading

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As the Writer Writes #1 – Inflection Point

This is the first in a new series of reflections and musings about writing.  Sometimes this will be considering a word or concept. Sometimes a more serious thing about writing, but mostly it’s about what I’m thinking about during the … Continue reading

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Ekphrastic Poetry Class

So in addition to demolishing a shed, I’ve been taking an ekphrastic poetry class.  Each week we would view a still life picture and write a poem about it.  We were also asked to take a photo recreating the original … Continue reading

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