Tag Archives: poetry
New Poetry Journal
When I returned from Chicago, I finished my poetry journal.
The end of Poetry Project #2
Today marks the end of my poetry project on hands, which expanded into the body during the first week. The poetry projects have been a fascinating and great exercise. I think I’ll keep doing it. But this time, I won’t limit myself to two weeks. I’ll work with fear until I feel ready to move …
Prompt–Monday, February 20
A friend of mine gave me a copy of “The Ms of M Y Kin” by Janet Holmes, which is a book of cross-out poems from some of Emily Dickinson’s poetry. A cross-out poem is, by my definition (since I couldn’t find a definition in either of my poetry dictionaries), a poem created by blocking out or …
Prompt–Sunday, January 29
I went to the Toledo Museum of Art Friday. When I go to museums, I love taking a notebook and working on ekphrasis (art in response to art). I usually write poetry, but fiction is known to happen. One of the paintings that caught my eye was “The Old Church in Delft with the Tomb …
Six Words
“Narrative” is holding a contest for a six-word story. They had this to say about the form. “William Faulkner famously said that a novelist is a failed short story writer, and a short story writer is a failed poet. Hemingway, with his creation of the six-word story, combined poetry and drama into a short form …
Salinger’s “Nine Stories”
I finished reading J.D. Salinger’s “Nine Stories.” Each one is unique and offers interesting characters and situations. I especially love it when fiction refers to poetry. Robert Stone does this in “Bear and His Daughter” with the short stories “Porque no Tiene, Porque le Falta” and “Bear and His Daughter.” For some reason it amuses …
Poetry versus Fiction
Whew. That was a long week. Yesterday I researched several literary magazines for submitting my work. If you aren’t already familiar with http://www.duotrope.com, you should definitely check them out as a source to help you discover markets for your work. They have been immensely helpful with my journey to navigate the Internet and find magazines. …
Welcome!
Welcome to the first post on Suzanna and Writing. It’s great to have you. I will post about my own writing and add links to other sites I discover. I read often, so I’ll also update what books I’ve finished. If you have questions or comments, please let me know. I’m a creative writing student …
Suzanna and Writing 