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New emoticons from 1up to wink.by Toni A Christman 3 lines, 243 comments, on Nov 20 10:56 AM 2006. In Educational
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- Some helpful images.....the 'original' AP emoticons column. Last update Nov 2, 2009. Nine new emoticons added.
- This judging system is written to help judges determine which poems should be selected as the top choices when judging contests
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Practical Commenting guide
Poetical commenting not covered :D - Why Not Rhyme?
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- This is a question and answer guide to the most common questions asked since the upgrade. If you have any questions I have not answered, please leave a comment or send a ticket to the mods or greeters.
- Want to add a secondary image to your poem or author page? (For Gold memberships) Here is how to do it...
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Confused with using custom backgrounds?
Here is a step by step guide to help you through the process. - This can be used for any number of images... one or more.
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Tips For Writing Poetry by Written By John Hewitt, from KariTips For Writing Poetry
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What is a Troll? A troll is someone who likes starting big arguments, usually by making up a stance that many people will disagree with. Trolls (and 'trolling
- Many have been frustrated by the new policies that allow swearing at allpoetry. In an ideal world, you'd be able to choose what kind of content you receive, so
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This is a simplified step-by-step guide to posting a poem, choosing a background, and for Silver and Gold members, how to add an image to your poem.
I will do a separate column on Working with Custom Backgrounds.
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This will be updated with the winner of the top commentor of the day award. First place wins a 1 week gold membership, 2nd and 3rd places a 1 week silver membership.
Once you've won, you can't win that place award again for 1 week. - See if your poem was picked.....
- A list of things to remember when writing haiku. These will help almost anyone instantly write better haiku in whatever language they speak.
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A History of a Famous Poet -1 by JustSimplyLissa, from JustSimplyLissaThe things you wanted to know about Emily Dickinson.
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American Life in Poetry: Column 151 by Ted Kooser, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006, from Kevin
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A History of a Famous Poet-2 by The Academy of American Poets. , from JustSimplyLissaHistory information about Sylvia Plath
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History of a Famous Poet - 3 Walt Whitman(P1) by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price - Walt Whitman Archive., from JustSimplyLissa(Part 1) Alot of information so buckle up for a long read. Page courtesy of The Walt Whitman Archive by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price
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History of a Famous Poet - 3 Walt Whitman(P2) by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price - Walt Whitman Archive., from JustSimplyLissa(Part 2) Alot of information so buckle up for a long read. Page courtesy of The Walt Whitman Archive by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price
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History of a Famous Poet - 3 Walt Whitman(P3) by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price - Walt Whitman Archive., from JustSimplyLissa(Part 3) Alot of information so buckle up for a long read. Page courtesy of The Walt Whitman Archive by Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price
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History of a Famous Poet - 4 D. H. Lawrence by The Academy of American Poets, from JustSimplyLissaThe Academy of American Poets presents a Biography of D.H. Lawrence.
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Each Month Kari aka ( -kaleidoscope- ) or I will be putting random poems in this column from the most popular features on the site. This will help new members get familiar with the site, and also remind old members of them. Every month will be a surprise of who gets picked and no one will know until it's up!
We hope that you all enjoy the reminders, and the column. Each poem that is put in the column will also be spotlighted on the front page as a special thank you for your work.
Now if your poem is here and you would like it removed please feel free and IM Kari or me!
- Come see who the April's member of the month is!
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History of a Famous Poet - 5 E.E. Cummings by Poets.org, from JustSimplyLissa
Biographical information of E.E. Cummings. Courtesy of Poets.org
Learn more about E.E.Cummings At Oldpoetry
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History of a Famous Poet - 6 Virgil by Poets.org, from JustSimplyLissaPoets.org presents Virgil.
More can be found on Oldpoetry.com about Virgil as well as many other famous Poets in recorded history. - Do you have a quote for message of the day?
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History of a Famous Poet - 7 -Ralph Waldo Emerson by Poets.org- The Academy of American Poets, from JustSimplyLissaRalph Waldo Emerson A famous poet from history!
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Memorial Day by wikipedia, from KariLearn More About Memorial Day
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Plagiarism of Quotes by William F. Maag Jr. / Turnitin.com and Research Resources, from B ChandlerGuidelines of Plagiarism of quotes
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Form Poetry by poetry.about.com, from KariLearn more about form poetry
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Drafts are here! And autosaving every minute while you're adding your poem. To view drafts, click 'add from a draft' on the right of the add page.
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How to Critique Poetry by www.poemofquotes.com, from KariHere are some tips on how to critique poetry!
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For Gold Members who wish to use the Advanced Edit mode on their Author Pages
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Quotes Needed Please! by Activity Leaders Kari and Lissa , from Kari
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I am planning on posting a series of tutorials on the etherée. Anyone interested in learning about this form or in writing or perfecting it is welcome to check out my latest posts.
The series will appear on my blog, and you can find an introductory posting at the following URL:
http://www.spiritsinpeace.com/carol_knepper_blog/category/etheree/
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be adding tips and techniques for writing etherées, which are an interesting and challenging form. Stay tuned for some lessons on this interesting and challenging form.
Of course, we will start with a single...
At the end of the tutorial series, I will run an etherée contest. Since I cannot ethically coach potential contest entrants, I will not be correcting or commenting on individual etherées. The idea is to practice on your own, using the tips and techniques I will be offering on my blog, and then to see how you have progressed by entering a new etherée in the contest.
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I have posted the first actual tutorial lesson in the writing of etherées to my blog. I am going to take all participants step-by-step, line-by-line through the writing of a single etherée and give tips on adjusting line length and maintaining proper syllabication so the result is a poem that is both aesthetically pleasing and meaningful.
It might be a good idea to print off the tutorial so you can read it over and then work on a piece of your own afterwards. Alternatively, you can read over the material, keep it minimized on your screen, and create your own Word doc. when you are ready to try your own etherée.
And remember to hang onto the pieces you write for an up-coming contest!
You can access my tutorial by pasting the following link into your browser:
www.spiritsinpeace.com/carol_knepper_blog/poetry/etheree-tutorial-lesson-1-getting-started/
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This tutorial focuses on different formats of the single etheree, which may be centered, left-aligned, or right-aligned, and also may be punctuated or unpunctuated. All of these variations are correct and equally desirable assuming they are properly done.
This lesson will provide help with these topics, with specific directions and examples showing how to punctuate without ruining the appearance of the poem.
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In this lesson, we will focus on the reverse form of the single etheree. Like the original version, it may be centered, left-aligned, or right-aligned, and punctuated or unpunctuated.
One works exactly in reverse order of the single form, starting with a ten syllable line and ending with a one-syllable line.
For a detailed lesson, paste this URL into your browser:
www.spiritsinpeace.com/carol_knepper_blog/poetry/etheree-tutorial-lesson-three-the-reversible-poem-2/
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I have posted my fourth etheree tutorial on my blog. This has twenty lines and forms a diamond shape when well executed.
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The history behind metaphors by wikki, from KariA lot of people don't know what a metaphor is or the history behind it. Read this and hopefully it'll help you understand it better.
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Plagiarism by AmeraHow to deal with it.
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- If you've been published please check out this column.
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American Life in Poetry: Column 210 by Ted Kooser , U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006, from Kari
- a.k.a. NaPoMo, the goal of this is that you write a poem *every day* for the month of April. If you write one for each day this month, we'll give you a free month of silver membership! Join the NaPoMo Group 2, or just post them as regular poems with the napomo category. Lets get writing!
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Neighbors by David Allen Evans: American Life in Poetry #1 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserWe all know that the manner in which people behave toward one another can tell us a lot about their private lives.
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In light of those who choose to "bash" poetic works, instead of leaving a proper literary critique or review...suggestions on how to be effective & be nice. You don't have to like it. Just don't trash it.
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At the Grave by Jonathan Greene: American Life in Poetry #2 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserMany of us have felt helpless when we've tried to assist friends who are dealing with the deaths of loved ones.
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“THEY WENT WITH SONGS TO THE BATTLE” by rufina caraid, I-Like-Rhymes, from Old PoetryFor the Commemoration of the Anzac Forces who were injured or
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Bessie Dreaming Bear by Marnie Walsh: American Life in Poetry #3 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserA poem need not go on at great length to accomplish the work of conveying something meaningful to its readers.
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Another Feeling by Ruth Stone: American Life in Poetry #4 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserNone of us can fix the past.
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Living a Soulfully Authentic Life
A long time ago, I garnered great respect for the healing work of journaling. In my career, I became indelibly aware that there are no words for some things. I am a writer, and I innately knew a place to go where soul resides. In that right hemisphere of the brain is my spacious peace, serenity, grace, dignity and truth.
I have had, what some have said, was a life where Jesus wept. I exhibited all the signs of the Primal Wound (being taken from breast to the gnawing beast of being a “captured” child in the world of abandoned children. Wounding, prior to speech, are etched deep in the caverns of the psyche.
As a child, in a very closed community of secrets, I would create a fantasy. There was something about sitting at the side of a river, where my hero and comforter, my adoptive Grandfather would be fishing and babysitting me The hand and brain stimulus of working raw clay, delving into nature for ways to express myself, allowed for expression of other kinds; deep and meaningful, healing and healthy expressions. I am a senior citizen now, a bit of a Crone, a spiritual wannabe, and I still find that working with raw materials, reworking found objects, submerging my heart and soul into expressing my authentic Self, seems to keep me in a state of meditation and presence.
I spent twenty-three years in a career that involved retrieving troubled youth from troubled communities, in the far North ( mostly fly-in or semi-isolated communities). I developed programs for troubled youth and adults and Creative Expression was the vehicle for counseling-based education. I worked with tough cases, some encased in the Judicial System, and there was not one, in all my years, that I could not get to begin to express their deepest, authentic selves through their art. It opened channels that simple counseling or control could not. Many of those considered “hopeless cases” have gone on to be productive members of their communities, or at very least, the potential to be.
While I was sacrificing so very much in order to give Service to my people, I had a dream: One day I will retire at the ocean, eat lobster, publish my poetry, and do my art. Dreams do have a way of coming true if you are steadfast in finding ways to make those detours towards that dream, with grace, and humbleness. Today I do workshops, women’s circles, and find that I am disciplined in the hours that I do soul work. I spend so many hours in a day writing, so many hours doing art, and find that I am more spiritually attune to the Present and spiritual work than ever before. My age and life circumstances afford me this. I am no longer ‘healing’. Now I am deepening my understanding of how those things I saw as “wounds” were gifts and opportunities to help others find ways to express their deepest core.
I have kept an affirmation in mind that comes from a quote by Richard Hooker: I… (write, do art, etc.) “…for no other reason, but for this; that others may know I have not lived this life as if a dream.”
©Carol Desjarlais
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Neighbors in October by David Baker: American Life in Poetry #5 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThough many of us were taught that poems have hidden meanings that must be discovered and pried out like the meat from walnuts, a poem is not a puzzle, but an experience.
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The Potato Eaters by Leonard E. Nathan: American Life in Poetry #7 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserLeonard Nathan is a master of short poems in which two or three figures are placed on what can be seen to be a stage, as in a drama.
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Sober Song by Barton Sutter: American Life in Poetry #6 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserRhyme has a way of lightening the spirit of a poem, and in this instance, the plural, spirits, is the appropriate word choice.
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Moonflowers by Karma Larsen: American Life in Poetry #8 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThousands, perhaps tens of thousands of poems have been written to express the grief of losing a parent.
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The City's Oldest Known Survivor of the Great War by James Doyle: American Life in Poetry #9 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserIn eighteen lines—one long sentence—James Doyle evokes two settings: an actual parade and a remembered one.
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More Than Enough by Marge Piercy: American Life in Poetry #10 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThe poet and novelist Marge Piercy has a gift for writing about nature.
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Grandfather by Andrei Guruianu: American Life in Poetry #12 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserPerhaps your family passes on the names of loved ones to subsequent generations.
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Love Like Salt by Lisel Mueller: American Life in Poetry #16 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThere are thousands upon thousands of poems about love, many of them using predictable words, predictable rhymes.
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: American Life in Poetry #17 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserNearly all of us spend too much of our lives thinking about what has happened, or worrying about what's coming next.
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The Rain Poured Down by Dan Gerber: American Life in Poetry #18 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserEvery reader of this column has at one time felt the frightening and paralyzing powerlessness of being a small child, unable to find a way to repair the world.
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Discovered by Shirley Buettner: American Life in Poetry #19 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserAt the beginning of the famous novel, "Remembrance of Things Past," the mere taste of a biscuit started Marcel Proust on a seven-volume remembrance.
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The Woodpecker Keeps Returning by Jane Hirshfield: American Life in Poetry #20 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserIn this fascinating poem by the California poet, Jane Hirshfield, the speaker discovers that through paying attention to an event she has become part of it, has indeed become inseparable from the event and its implications.
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With this update we introduce the idea of 'friends', which are favorites that have also added you as a favorite. Also, when you click on a poem in the featured box, you'll be encouraged to comment before leaving the page. And much more, please report any bugs you might stumble across
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The Ashes by Karin Gottshall: American Life in Poetry #21 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserHow many of us, alone at a grave or coming upon the site of some remembered event, find ourselves speaking to a friend or loved one who has died?
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Of Some Renown by Jean L. Connor: American Life in Poetry #22 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserIn this short poem by Vermont writer Jean L.
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Cicadas at the End of Summer by Martin Walls: American Life in Poetry #24 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserIn this poem by New York poet Martin Walls, a common insect is described and made vivid for us through a number of fresh and engaging comparisons.
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In The Black Rock Tavern by Judith Slater: American Life in Poetry #36 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserIn this poem by western New Yorker Judith Slater, we're delivered to a location infamous for brewing American stories—a bar.
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The Wind Chimes by Shirley Buettner: American Life in Poetry #37 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserPainful separations, through divorce, through death, through alienation, sometimes cause us to focus on the objects around us, often invested with sentiment.
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Fifteen by Leslie Monsour: American Life in Poetry #38 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserI'd guess that many women remember the risks and thrills of their first romantic encounters in much the same way California poet Leslie Monsour does in this poem.
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Comments of 100-130 characters now have a maximum rank of 3 stars. 130-200 character comments can be awarded 4 stars. 200 characters isn't really that long - just exactly as long as this paragraph is!
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The comment rating system has been updated again. Now you can rate a comment however many stars you like - that's up to you, as it should be.
The points given are based on the length, so a small (<100 letter) comment gets 1 point per star, medium gets 2 points, and long gets 3 points.
Points are given by the site, based on ratings, to encourage longer and more constructive comments. Intentionally "padding" comment length is not allowed and can get you in trouble if caught.
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To Play Pianissimo by Lola Haskins: American Life in Poetry #43 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserLola Haskins, who lives in Florida, has written a number of poems about musical terms, entitled "Adagio," "Allegrissimo," "Staccato," and so on.
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Poems by online users has replaced rewards as the default for when you click the 'read' link. I've also cleaned up the sidebar when browsing poems, and simplified the 'add a feature' page.
When making a comment, you can choose a poem of yours to ask the person to 'return the favor' by commenting. Seemed like it might make that a more social feature.
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Geology by Bob King: American Life in Poetry #46 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserWe constantly compare one thing with another, or attempt to, saying, "Well, you know, love is like.
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Holy Cussing by Robert Morgan: American Life in Poetry #47 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThe poet, novelist and biographer, Robert Morgan, who was raised in North Carolina, has written many intriguing poems that teach his readers about southern folklore.
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On A Moonstruck Gravel Road by Rodney Torreson: American Life in Poetry #49 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThis fine poem by Rodney Torreson, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, looks into the world of boys arriving at the edge of manhood, and compares their natural wildness to that of dogs, with whom they feel a kinship.
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Tangerine by Ruth L. Schwartz: American Life in Poetry #54 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserPoet Ruth L.
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At the Edge of Town by Don Welch: American Life in Poetry #56 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserWhen I complained about some of the tedious jobs I had as a boy, my mother would tell me, Ted, all work is honorable.
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Basic Steps On How To Write A Poem by http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Poem, from KariWriting a poem can be hard. If you're having trouble, read these tips and hopefully your problem will be solved.
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There Is Another Way by Pat Schneider: American Life in Poetry #58 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserA worm in an apple, a maggot in a bone, a person in the world.
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What I Learned From My Mother by Julia Kasdorf: American Life in Poetry #60 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserMost of us have taken at least a moment or two to reflect upon what we have learned from our mothers.
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At Twenty-Eight by Amy Fleury: American Life in Poetry #59 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserContrary to the glamorized accounts we often read about the lives of single women, Amy Fleury, a native of Kansas, presents us with a realistic, affirmative picture.
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The Education of a Poet by Leslie Monsour: American Life in Poetry #61 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserEverywhere I travel I meet people who want to write poetry but worry that what they write won't be "any good.
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Bindweed by James McKean: American Life in Poetry #62 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserGardeners who've fought Creeping Charlie and other unwanted plants may sympathize with James McKean from Iowa as he takes on Bindweed, a cousin to the two varieties of morning glory that appear in the poem.
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How I Write a Poem by Maureen, from MaureenRome wasn't built in a day. Give your idea time to germinate. Write more verses than you intend to use. Print your poem and read it out loud. Editing can turn a mediocre poem into a gem...
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Alliteration by Tammy Knott, from Little EagleLiterary and Poetic devices. A series I will be working on presenting.
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Family Reunion by Catherine Barnett: American Life in Poetry #67 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserOne in a series of elegies by New York City poet Catherine Barnett, this poem describes the first gathering after death has shaken a family to its core.
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Ironing After Midnight by Marsha Truman Cooper: American Life in Poetry #69 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThis marvelous poem by the California poet Marsha Truman Cooper perfectly captures the world of ironing, complete with its intimacy.
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August Morning by Albert Garcia: American Life in Poetry #71 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserWilliam Carlos Williams, one of our country's most influential poets and a New Jersey physician, taught us to celebrate daily life.
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My Son the Man by Sharon Olds: American Life in Poetry #70 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserAs a man I'll never gain the wisdom Sharon Olds expresses in this poem about motherhood, but one of the reasons poetry is essential is that it can take us so far into someone else's experience that we feel it's our own.
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Love Worn by Lita Hooper: American Life in Poetry #75 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserIn many American poems, the poet makes a personal appearance and offers us a revealing monologue from center stage, but there are lots of fine poems in which the poet, a stranger in a strange place, observes the lives of others from a distance and imagines her way into them.
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Reunion by Jeff Daniel Marion: American Life in Poetry #76 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserI'd guess we've all had dreams like the one portrayed in this wistful poem by Tennessee poet Jeff Daniel Marion.
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Early in the Morning by Li-Young Lee: American Life in Poetry #77 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserLi-Young Lee, who lives in Chicago, evokes by the use of carefully chosen images a culture, a time of day, and the understanding of love through the quiet observation of gesture.
- So, perhaps you are new to writing poetry, and are a little confused. Or maybe you have been writing poetry for a while, and want to improve. Hopefully this column will grant you insight into the world of poetry.
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Under Stars by Tess Gallagher: American Life in Poetry #81 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserReaders of this column during the past year have by now learned how enthusiastic I am about poems describing everyday life.
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In November by Lisel Mueller: American Life in Poetry #85 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThe Illinois poet, Lisel Mueller, is one of our country's finest writers, and the following lines, with their grace and humility, are representative of her poems of quiet celebration.
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My Father Holds the Door for Yoko Ono by Christopher Chambers: American Life in Poetry #88 by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006, from Ted-KooserThis wistful poem shows how the familiar and the odd, the real and imaginary, exist side by side.
- Learn about personification and HOW and WHEN to use it in your own writing. A good beginner course, or a refresher with some special challenges for the more seasoned writers.
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An ever expanding collection of mine that would be selfish not to share These quotes are pretty much the foundations of my life, so please do not bash them. 1 DESIDERATA In the hopes of reaching the moon, men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. ~Albert Schweitzer. 2 Happinessby Allyce May on Aug 15 2:04 PM, In Life, Love, Personal, Spiritual. 1,900 words. → 20 comments, Add one?
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