Category Archives: creativity

NaPoWriMo Countdown

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Maggie C

Tap tap… “Is this thing on?” I am answered with the squeal of feedback from my microphone. Squinting through the bright spotlight, I see vague outlines of a few forms in the audience. I hear the shuffling of feet, some … Continue reading →

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vortex

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Maggie C

You are the funnel circling the bathtub drain. You gurgle incomprehensible complaints and accusations. You suck vacuously at lavender scented air, all the while choking back the bile of sewer sludge that tickles your throat. Your vortex pulls in stinky … Continue reading →

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Words and Paint

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Maggie C

NaPoWriMo, Day 28 The prompt today deals with: “the concept of meta-poems – which are poems about poems! In this video, the poets Al Fireis, Lily Applebaum, Dave Poplar, and Camara Brown discuss Emily Dickinson’s ‘We learned the Whole of Love.’ … Continue reading →

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Seasons in Glass

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Maggie C

NaPoWriMo, Day 22. The prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that engages with another art form – it might be about a friend of yours who paints or sculpts, your high school struggles with learning … Continue reading →

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Jackals in the Key of C-Sharp Major

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Maggie C

Day 21 of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: write a poem that incorporates wild, surreal images. Try to play around with writing that doesn’t make formal sense, but which engages all the senses and involves dream-logic. I’ve been told before that I … Continue reading →

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The Big Reveal

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Maggie C

It is weeks in the making. First the design is conceived, drawn and copied for a pattern to attach to the worktable. Glass is selected by color, texture, opacity… or sometimes simply availability and affordability. The glass is cut, ground … Continue reading →

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Cruel Moon

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Maggie C

“The moon is merciless,” she writes. Cruel and scathing, she tells us. Is this the same moon under which lovers swoon? The same moon toward which canids tilt sharp-muzzled heads and sing ballads torn from the depths of ancient heritage? … Continue reading →

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Driving in Reverse

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Maggie C

NaPoWriMo Challenge, Day 18. The prompt “sounds a bit more complicated than it is, so bear with me! First, find a poem in a book or magazine (ideally one you are not familiar with)… [C]over everything but the last line. … Continue reading →

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De-Composing

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Maggie C

NaPoWriMo Challenge, Day 19 (still catching up): An erasure poem as described by poet Dan Brady. “First, write a paragraph of prose about anything you want. Next scan through the text and try to erase it down to a single … Continue reading →

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Unpremeditated

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Maggie C

I’m trying to catch up in the National Poetry Writing Month challenge. Here’s NaPoWriMo Challenge, Day 20: “Write a poem that involves rebellion in some way.” One suggested approach was to write the poem in a way that rebels against … Continue reading →

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