Whenever I have a new project, I begin by writing. That was when I made the connection to something I have been exploring for a long time. The essential skills to having a good life. One of those is writing.
poetry
Its Lakefly (Writers) Season
The Lakefly Writers Conference is my favorite weekend of the year. A few years ago, members of the Oshkosh Area Writers Club (which includes me) was given the challenge of creating a conference for writers. With the support of the Oshkosh Public Library and the partnership with the Wisconsin Writers Association, we were able to … Continue reading Its Lakefly (Writers) Season
Call Yourself a Writer
oetry is especially relevant for writers. I believe that even if you are writing nonfiction, a short story or a novel, there is a poem rolling around in your psyche lighting up the words to use like a pinball machine. So my message to the writers is this:
Intimidated by Poetry
It is in reworking our images and word choice, that we are poets
The Badge of Writer.
The person that was me six months ago was carefree by comparison.
My Oshkosh
I wanted to write a poem about what Oshkosh has given me. Gratitude is always important.
Clean Slate Poetry
In this life we have to claim the life we want. Writing it out gives a clearer picture.
Writers Impact Now
I believe that even if you are writing nonfiction, a short story or a novel, there is a poem rolling around in your psyche lighting up the words to use like a pinball machine.
The Benefits of Poetry
. True poetry begins in taking away words and rearranging the remaining ones.
Poems allow me to go through the photo album of my mind.
we write poems to encapsulate something we want to remember.
