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Beginner's Heart
what poets do
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I’m always trying to explain to people ‘why poetry?’ But today I found a poem that says it far better than I can, and by one of my favourite poets ~ Lawrence Ferlinghetti. One of the fathers of the Beat Poetry movement, Ferlinghetti is better known for founding City Lights publishing company, which has published such…
catching up on poetry
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Each day of this month I’m writing poetry. (You ought to try it — really. It’s a LOT more fun when you aren’t being graded!) I’m also reading poetry daily — my own, that of others. And whenever April comes, I wonder how these habits got away from me. Because they feed me. I feel…
National Poetry Month, and so what?
By
Britton Gildersleeve
It’s no secret that I adore National Poetry Month. For one entire month, I’m not a nerd: I’m in tune! I can post poetry to my FB. I can talk poetry to strangers. I can confess I love it! This is no small thing, as you probably guessed. 😉 So… Why is poetry a big deal to…
poetry, structure, and creative beginner’s heart
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Last night, discussing structure and writing with my elder son, I said I couldn’t write w/ too much structure. That writing is — for me — a discovery process. Structure, I told him, can actually kill my ideas. Later, as I lay in bed half-asleep, I thought about poetry. And realised that what I said was only…
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