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Category: Writing Poems

The bombed cathedral

One of the touchstones that I would add to those I blogged about last week is a marvellous section from … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Charles Spurrier, Creativity, Dean Young, The Art of Recklessness, Writing, Writing Poems, Writing Practice, Writing Process

Praise the Rain

Praise the Rain Praise the rain; the seagull diveThe curl of plant, the raven talk—Praise the hurt, the house slackThe … More

Adam Zagajewski, Joy Harjo, Michael Laskey, Poems, Poetry, Poets, reading poems, Reading Poetry, Writing Poems, Writing Poetry, Writing Workshops

But I’m a poet

The book is in its gardening clothes. ‘I’m going out,’ it says. ‘You’ve let the lawn go again.’ ‘You can’t … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Creativity, JK Rowling, The Book, Writing, Writing Process

Giving up writing

Last week I gave up writing. For about a day. I had been given a book by one of my … More

Andy Brown, Ann Gray, Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Catherine Smith, Ilhan Berk, James Schuyler, John Ash, literature, Notebooks, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Reading, reading poems, Reading Poetry, Trusting in the Process, Writing, Writing a book of poems, Writing Poems, Writing Poetry, Writing Process

Tarmac lessons 2

I know I am hardly the first to draw parallels between running and writing. But, for what it is worth, … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Creativity, mindfulness, Presence, Running, Running and Writing, Trusting in the Process, Writing and Running, Writing Poems, Writing Poetry, Writing Process

Tarmac lessons

I am still not sure why, but in the middle of December I decided to take up running again. When … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Education, Fitness, Health, Jogging, Life Lessons, New Year's Resolutions, Peter Bourke, Running, Running and Writing, Writing, Writing and Running

Poetry is knowledge -by Octavio Paz

  Poetry is knowledge, salvation, power abandonment.                           An operation capable … More

Octavio Paz, Poets Quotes, Quotes by Poets, The Bow and the Lyre

Working the room

‘So is that your main idea?’ ‘That’s it, yes.’ ‘That people get stuff done out of a social need to … More

Being a Poet, Czeslaw Milosz, Robert Pinsky, Seamus Heaney, The Government of the Tongue, The Redress of Poetry, Vaclav Havel, Writing Poems

Why poetry matters

The value of poetry is that it should matter … first to the writer and then to the reader.  Michael … More

Being a Poet, Being a Writer, Being Creative, Creativity, Education, Lifesaving Poetry, Michael Rosen, Poems, Poetry, Poetry in Education, Poets, Poets in Schools, reading poems, Reading Poetry, Seamus Heaney, Teaching Poetry, Teaching Writing, The Poetry Book for Primary Schools, Writing in Education, Writing Poetry

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