Generative Exercise: “Sasha’s Flight”
LOL – this is not a poem I’m ever going to send out, I don’t think – so I’m sharing it with you. I promised to do a generative exe...
Category: musings
we used to call them “Web Logs” or “blogs” – but too many blogs have made people averse to reading them. I hope you enjoy these thoughts and updates.
Muriel Rukeyser on Why People Hate Poetry
As a teacher of poetry, I often hear dislike of poetry expressed. When I hear it, I’m dismayed, and struggle to understand why. At least until I discovere...
Four Points of Good Workshopping
Over decades of running and participating in writing workshops, I’ve found that the best workshops happen when they include simple but effective guideline...
Podcast: Arranging “Won’t Get Fooled Again” for Americana/Roots
In today’s video podcast, I show you where I’m at so far in the process of arranging the Who’s rock classic “Won’t Get Fooled Agai...
Listen to Some of My Poems on Soundcloud
Hearing a poem is often stronger and more enjoyable than reading one. I’ve placed audio files of me reading eight of my poems on Soundcloud. Enjoy these. ...
Poetry as Music: The Fundamental that Poets overlook
Music is so important to poetry, that not developing it is equivalent to being tone deaf and trying to create a song. Remember, Sonnet means “Little Song&...
Prison Education Can Bar The Door – Back In
In 2002, I was a frequent guest writer and columnist for a Louisville, KY magazine called The Snitch. With the rise of concern about prison education reform, I&...