11/23/2017 0 Comments Prose PoetryAlthough contradictory in name, prose poetry is a blending of art forms in which the devices of poetry appear in lines of prose. Anything from repetition to imagery to alliteration may appear in these lines making the singular difference the length of the line. Look for it here:
Prose Poems by Gertrude Stein Gratitude by S.M.(M).L. A French Proverb says, "Gratitude is the heart's memory." And, thinking on all for which I am grateful, my heart swells with joy like the mind when it's full of thoughts. For family, friendship, presence, "thank you" never seems enough, but I take with me the memories in my heart you gave and dole them out a little at time. My gratitude for your kindness is the rhythm to my joy.
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11/14/2017 0 Comments Imageryvivid descriptive language that paints a picture in the reader's mind often employing one or more of the five senses. In doing so, it deepens the reader's experience of the work and helps them feel as if they are a part of the reality that is created by the writer. Look for it here:
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Vellichor by S.M.(M).L. A creaky wooden door jingles open, breathe in vellichor. Shelves like branches full of paper leaves. Smell vanilla tannins drift down and surround, spores sift through sunlight while cross-legged our limbs the roots, fingers skim over bindings, searching, selecting, the inevitability and impossibility of just one choice this time. A creaky wooden door jingles behind, breathe in salt sea. Wind whips our hair, we tip- toe across the sands, barely leaving footprints, our toes bare. We settle in, nestled: arms like wings wrap around, cozied together as the sun just starts to warm, We pull the pages open and dive in as the waves splash, and the wind whips; the sand swirls, and your wings hold me steady just long enough to point the way this time. 11/11/2017 0 Comments Vers Libre
11/2/2017 0 Comments Avant-Gardein both art and poetry breaks from norm and tradition. Associated with Modernism, it utilizes many of its elements like fragmentation and questioning truth and reality. Most importantly, though, is that it defies definition. Look for it here: "[anyone lived in a pretty how town]" by e.e. cummings Hope by S.M.(M).L. A secret held a silence kept eyes grow brighter as it comes near. It is different for you ~different from mine~ small and Large Bright and dull Everything~ (except what is in between) Here or There Always out of reach. Yet, just at finger's tip. Wells within our heart. Calls out our name. B r e a k s u s . . . Heals us. |
S.M.(M).L.There's a poet in my soul; she's always been there, but is often neglected. I'm letting her out here. I hope you will too. Here's some unsolicited advice: When your poet speaks to you, just let it out, there's something there, I promise you. Here you'll find ideas about how to hone your craft as I practice mine and lead you to some of my favorite published poems and poets. Archives
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