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How to be a critic – or not
When I write, I occasionally think in terms of mechanics like structure. Generally, though, I’m sort of a gut writer, meaning that an idea pops into my head from god knows where, and I sit down and...
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How to write a poem
Sit down. Write the whole damn thing. Look at it. Sit back in your chair and read it from there. Get up and pace. Sit down and read it again. Think: Shit, this is brilliant! Print it up. Go get...
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Naiku
Harris leaned over the little sculpture and scrutinized it carefully, looking at it from every angle. It was a rather crude representation of a bald fat man, scowling as he wielded an oddly balanced...
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With regard to veils
Reblogged from exiles child: It's time for a brief holiday from the unscrubbed mirror. So, I see all this stuff About life and love And dying And how the stars echo Some frail eternal now And, yes,...
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What’s the point?
I’ve been reading a lot of complicated, obscure poetry lately. The ultimate goal of poetry must be to communicate, not just clearly, but as directly as possible. The trouble is that the urge to...
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The bloggings will continue until morale improves
Is it possible that blogging hurts your chances of getting published elsewhere? That depends. The ordinary opinion piece, like this one you’re reading now, can only help, always assuming you write...
View ArticleWhat it takes to be an artist
Think of the stereotypes. Artists are loners, wild and unruly, enthralled with themselves, beholden to no norms, egoists above all. Whether you approve or not, artists are held to different standards....
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