Adventures in Writing

So.

I woke up with the "intention" of working on the geometry review for my babies to work on today while I finalized grading, but I cannot get Marty McConnell's book out of my head. I cannot tell you why Wine for a Shotgun is amazing; I just know that it is. And I will tell you that I was skeptical. After thoroughly wowing me with the "saints to pop culture icons" series (special shout out to Saint Catherine of Sienna to Mary Kate Olsen), I was admittedly less wowed when I read the first few in the tarot inspired series....in a very "come on poet - I know that we all see the world differently....but please see it less differently" kind of way. But something about the collection is the first thing my mind went to at 2:30 this morning.

That to say - I love reading poetry. I love noticing what other writers do; I love watching them evolve - seeing what they do well. Good work of course, usually sparks and idea or two that I will run with at a later date (e.g. the notion for "Whitney Houston to Blue Ivy" piece came from Catherine to Mary...which you really should have read by now). Rarely reading/hearing another poet will compel me to rethink what I do...how I do it....do it better.

Excited to see what the words will do next.

Peace Be

Adventures in Depression

i was going to write a post about this, but sometimes other people say things so much better than i can.

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html

Adventures in Terrorism

So.

I don't think I intended for it to be a "thing", but for the second NaPoWriMo in a row, I have thrown many of the new pieces into a chapbook of sorts. Woo! Last year's project, {}At First Sight, was a a compilation of the not-quite love poems that came tumbling out during the month of April, and this year's project, Terrorism and Other Topics for Tea, is the result of the many pseudo-political pieces that I wrote last month or performed last season. I'm actually really excited about this newer endeavor, especially on the heels of a conversation I had with Lamar Jordan during the opening reception to LTAB.

I know that all 6 of my dedicated readers are just waiting to get their very own copy of the project - so I will definitely let you guys know how to make that happen, when it happens.


Peace Be

Adventures in NaPoWriMo le Fin

So.

Another April has come and gone, and I finished 7 poems shy of the 30 poems goal. Oh well. I can be ok with that. Highlights of the project:

• Wrote 2 poems that I'm exceedingly proud of 
• Wrote 4 or 5 rough drafts of poems that I'll become exceedingly proud of at some point
• Got through the first run of LTAB GSO relatively unscathed (which I may or may not post about later)
• Started thinking about a temporary switch to back to fiction (which may or may not be about some short story prizes I heard about recently, that you actually have to have short stories to enter - go figure)

Hope the month went well for you guys. 

Peace Be