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How to be a Sensitive Poet

October 06, 2014

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How to be a Sensitive Poet by Matt Groening (originally published as a "Life is Hell" comic in 1986)

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On Being Animated Poetry Series

On Being has released a series of animated poetry--the first in the playlist is embedded below: "The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry

Take Out Seppuku Relaunch

I'm almost half way through a year long challenge to write something every day. I had originally hoped to write 50 poems and just get a bunch of journaling or ideas written down each day, but somehow I've managed to write a poem every single day of 2014. Some days I've written 2. I'm currently over 180 poems. I have filled a 1 inch binder with the printed results, and a couple weeks ago started my second 1 inch binder. Telling you all this isn't to brag (well maybe a little, I mean that's a lot of poems), but instead it's intended to inspire you to write too. You can't call yourself a poet or a writer if you aren't writing. I'm also relaunching the blog because I have found myself hunting for ideas and inspiration all over the internet and in my own life while forcing myself to write a poem every day, so I wanted to share some of the amazing prompts I've come across. And I'm sure, next year, I'll be posting about rewriting and

slacker!

I've been slacking this week. Rob bought me the 2008 Poets' Market book...and I've been reading up on journal publishing....which I have a pretty good grasp of from working on Flyway, but it's nice to have it reaffirmed and to have all the addresses and info in one place. So, in the place of something creative, here is a link to the library of congress page on poetry. There is info on the current Laureate, a link to Ted Kooser's poetry column, and Billy Collins's 180 poems program for schools. Very cool stuffs. http://www.loc.gov/poetry/

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