Tag Archives: April is National Poetry Month
My poem, “Hearing in November of the Arrival” was recenly published in Adanna Journal
The latest issue of Adanna Journal, centered on the theme of Women and Food, has just been released. I am honored that my poem, “Upon Hearing in November of the Arrival” is included in this prestigious journal. The poem celebrates … Continue reading
April Is National Poetry Month! ADJECTIVES! Marie Kane Writing Advice–Adjectives
How important is it to your poetry to add the absolutely right, kicker of a word, most specific adjective? Very. Adjectives modify nouns–people, places, and things. They describe, identify, or quantify a noun or a pronoun. In the phrase, “black … Continue reading
APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH! Marie Kane
Let’s look at other quotes about poetry: “Sometimes there’s no one to listen to what you really might like to say at a certain moment. The paper always listens.” ~ Naomi Shihab Nye What a true quote about poetry! The … Continue reading
April is National Poetry Month! Be Concise. Poetry Advice from Marie Kane
>We don’t have to serve the meaning of the poem to the reader on a silver platter of words; BE CONCISE. This is hard for me, since I often overwrite, use too many words that bore the reader with my … Continue reading
April Is National Poetry Month, Writing Advice for Poetry from Marie Kane, Write from Abundance and the Power of Verbs
Writing Poetry Writing is frustrating and fulfilling, difficult and satisfying–and writing poetry is even more so. I taught high school English for twenty-right years, and loved it. Yes, it was often demanding and exhausting with too many bleary-eyed nights grading … Continue reading
April is Natonal Poetry Month–Digging Deeper to boost the language of your poem.
Yesterday, (4 3 14) I spoke of ‘Digging Deeper’ to discover original, startling, unusual, ‘just the right word’ additions to your poetry. So today, I want to give you some examples from my own work in which I did so. … Continue reading
Revised Poem from April 2, 2013 April is National Poetry Month–read a poem, write a poem
Here’s the revised opening sections of this new poem: My husband shops at the drugstore and workers have ceased their jackhammer assault on our concrete porch and walk. Jagged blocks rest helter-skelter atop their former place like mountains upended … Continue reading
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