On July 13th and 20th, I am facilitating a poetry workshop in Winneconne, WI. Its sponsored by the Museum of Writing Instruments and they have this interesting idea of combining poetry with calligraphy. The person in charge emailed me this: "A few people at the calligraphy session were wondering if you'll give them a subject … Continue reading Poetry is Not Intimidating
Author: Thomas Cannon
Prayer in Our Schools
How long would it take to agree upon a prayer that every Christian sect would agree upon?
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Immunity to Awe
Let’s also find awe in our everyday life.
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Turn the Page on Your Worries.
writing can be therapy. Put your worries in a notebook and close the cover
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Showing the World Through Your Eyes
Poetry is the world through the poet’s eyes.
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The Kosh Podcast
https://www.listennotes.com/listen/thomas-cannons-podcast-playlist-g7uhwyAHIWO/podcasts/embed/?sort_type=recent_added_first I was lucky enough to been on Timber Smith's podcast "The Kosh" He talks about all the facets of living in and around Oshkosh. This was an opportunity for me to talk about my role as the Poet Laureate of Oshkosh, the writing community and The Lakefly Writers Conference. I would love for you … Continue reading The Kosh Podcast
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Poetry is New Thoughts
Just keep writing until you have expressed yourself and got out somethings you only knew subconsciously. However, then reducing the free writing into a poem distills everything into something manageable.
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I Don’t Like Poetry
You can be tough and still like poetry. Because it does not need to be gentle.
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Writing helps our brain think of things in new ways. It helps us edit out the name calling before we interact with others.
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