Special guest poet Rena Priest joins Poetry Club for a discussion today! Ron asks Rena about her composition process, how does narrative defines the poetic impulse for her and helps shape her poems, what the Washington Poet Laureate interview was like, and more. Afterward, the discussion opens up to the group for a short Q & A. Please join us!
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Godzilla V Kong
“For so long, Hollywood movies even outside the superhero genre have used mass destruction to raise the stakes for its bigger than life protagonists, but have avoided the details. Though buildings blew up on celluloid before 9/11, after that day (along with improving SFX technology) our appetite for destruction has reached pornographic intensity.
Sleep It Off
Mr Walker points out that sleep is a “reset” for the brain & body. I love sleeping and napping. These are my favorite forms of meditation. Since 2019 I’ve put on some extra pounds and my sleeping has been interrupted by um…being fat. The mid-section fat, often accumulated during mid-life, and/or for women during perimenopause, has become my personal nemesis. Mr. Walker says there is proof lack of sleep is the gateway to EVERY DISEASE—that’s all, just every frickin’ disease.
Masks Away!
I’m not embarrassed to say my pandemic journey followed this graph right to the letter. The lowest point “Disillusionment” hit me about August 2020. My general communication weaknesses, spelling and pronunciation, were magnified.
Seeing Red
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVwZS8g7HuY As I zip around, up and down the I-5 corridor my heart skips a beat everytime I see RED. Mazda red to be exact. Swimming in a pool of monochrome and muted tones of blue, a sun beam spotlights this glowing red car radiating crimson root chakra energy down the freeway. You sexy thingContinueContinue reading “Seeing Red”
Pinkie Crack
When the Lockdown began I tried writing on my website every day to…well, I’m not sure why. Perhaps I was trying to document the experience first hand or maybe connect with my neighbors or contribute something to the whole event. After about a month and a half I had to rest. We all did really,ContinueContinue reading “Pinkie Crack”
Friend or Foe?
Author lightly considers the correlation between internal dialogue, voices that we are encourage to seek out and Schizophrenia
Poetry Club Talks…Rena Priest Part 2
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bsxbv-1049811 Topic: Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate 2021-22 Host: Ron Poems: “Toward a Beautiful Flare of Ruin” and “The Perils of Flight” Recorded: May 23, 2021 Rena Priest_Select Poems In our discussions, we admire, among many strengths, how thoughtfully Rena’s poems are structured and crafted. The poems in her first book focus on the cultureContinueContinue reading “Poetry Club Talks…Rena Priest Part 2”
De-escalation
https://youtu.be/inNBpizpZkE Thursday Share DayWriters LOVE words. Can the right words change the nation? Yes. The other day a friend sent this news article over to me, and I’m letting you all in on it. This is not the first time I’ve read about the Bellingham Police using their Crisis Negotiator Team to de-escalate a situation.ContinueContinue reading “De-escalation”
Poetry Club Talks…Rena Priest Part 1
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fy9p6-103f3fb Topic: Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate 2021-22 Host: Ron Poems: Various (see below) Recorded: May 15, 2021 Rena Priest_Select Poems This week Poetry Club discusses three poems by Rena Priest, the 2021-22 Washington State Poet Laureate. Her work draws on history, scientific ephemera, and pop culture to tell stories and seek truths. Her word choice isContinueContinue reading “Poetry Club Talks…Rena Priest Part 1”
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