writing is hard – shannon p. laws

Crafting Poetry from Everyday Moments

So you go home, jot down the first impressions in a free-form editor-off moment. Then the craft of poetry begins. Revisit that moment. I imagine a poet going at the rough draft like a sculptor chisels away at a block of marble. Of course not every poem is a master piece, however, I would argue that every poem is worth the experience of attempting to craft one.

Story Weaver

Went for a long walk today. This year April in the Northwest is warmer than normal. The tulips lining the yards of my neighbors have already risen, bloomed and most are now just stalks of green. Apple and cherry blossoms line the street to the trail head. Digging into the trail I heard the streamContinueContinue reading “Story Weaver”