Showing posts 1 to 7 labeled Poetry (7 total)
Limerick #6 (May 26th, 2012 - 1 comment)
A young poet brooded and dwelt On the unhappy hand life had dealt. He climbed up a cliff, Cried, "Goodbye! This is it!" Then went home to write how it felt. More >>
My Contrary Personality (May 6th, 2012 - No comments)
I wrote today. Shocking, right? I haven't written anything substantial in about a week. Not sure where my time went, but it certainly wasn't into making those progress bars go up. I think I spent it on limericks, putting together job applications, updating my resume and portfolio, and celebrating the end of the school semester with Sweetie by splurging $13... More >>
Finding the Right Audience (May 3rd, 2012 - 1 comment)
Articles and how-to books often tell writers to write backwards. First pick an audience, then come up with a story to cater to them. I remember standing in the local public library, leafing through one of the "For Dummies" books on Young Adult fiction, and feeling my cynical heart shrink even more with the turn of every page... More >>
The Doc Entertained: And Allegory (May 2nd, 2012 - No comments)
When Sweetie read that I was putting up my poetry on the blog, he was worried for two reasons: (a) if I'm planning to publish it later, he thought people wouldn't bother to purchase something they could find for free online... More >>
The Duck And Her Egg: An Allegory (April 30th, 2012 - 1 comment)
I started and finished my first epic poem today. And then I recorded myself reading it and put it to silhouettes of farm animals for kicks. And yes, I know it's technically a rooster. And I think the pig's a sow... More >>
The Poetry Project (April 29th, 2012 - 1 comment)
Right now, I have three novels in progress, a (terrible) half-finished novella, and a fast-emptying bank account that will force me behind the counter of Starbucks in approximately one month. Clearly, what I need is another project... More >>
Fun Things for Cynical Writers (April 23rd, 2012 - 2 comments)
First, a limerick: A radical author from Boston Found reviewers would often accost him. He fussed and he railed, But eventually wailed, "Fuck it! I'll rewrite Jane Austen." Second, a link: Everyone is a (One) Star: Some of the best one-star reviews around the Interwebs:" The main character wasn't likeable at all... More >>