I never heard of Kate Warne before I saw this Women’s History Month post from a Library of Congress blog. She was a Pinkerton woman. What a great prompt for someone in a slump. Women’s History Month (and National Reading Month) ended yesterday and Poetry Month starts today. This woman deserves at least a sonnet.
Celebrating Women’s History: America’s First Female P.I. | Library of Congress Blog
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/03/celebrating-womens-history-americas-first-female-p-i/?loclr=fbloc
Tag: poetry
Background of a poet
What makes a poet? Here’s an interview with the U.S. poet laureate that offers some insights.
U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine on Writing, Ethics, Being Jewish, and More – Tablet Magazine
http://tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/96700/philip-levine
Free your verse
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/
In verse
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
Writing test
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
sharon p. lynn 