can't help telling stories
When it comes to poetry, I tend to write at long intervals. It is the one form for which I await inspiration before I begin. That’s a clear sign of a dabbler, I think. Here are some suggestions for more serious poets. Or writers of prose who want to bring something lyrical to their work.
The Work of Inspiration: Five Pieces about Poetry | Longreads Blog
http://blog.longreads.com/2015/02/08/the-work-of-inspiration-five-pieces-about-poetry/
Poets, have you read this? Here’s your new year’s inspiration.
Resurrections, Do-Overs, And Second Lives: A 2015 Poetry Preview : NPR
http://www.npr.org/2015/01/17/377189644/resurrections-do-overs-and-second-lives-a-2015-poetry-preview
Do you share these feelings?
Writing Perspectives: “So You Want to Be a Writer” – Writer’s Circle
http://writerscircle.com/2013/09/writing-perspectives-so-you-want-to-be-a-writer.html
Before we bid good-bye to April Poetry Month, I have to share one more resource, http://www.poets.org/m/search.php.
And one poem, http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173536.
Spoken word artist Christopher Sims of Rockford, Illinois, brought his amazing rhymes to the In Print writing group meeting Saturday to celebrate April Poetry Month.
Prompt: Do a draft of a poem today.
Then consider this Atlantic article about teaching poetry.
Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important – Atlantic Mobile
http://m.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/why-teaching-poetry-is-so-important/360346/
sharon p. lynn 