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Carol S. Mann
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Bits and Pieces
“He knew everyone had flaws. People fell from grace all the time. But some people fell further than others.” From “Ferrelli’s Fall” (Creek Songs).
Tag Archives: metaphor
Allergies, Fog, Prose, and Poetry
I arrived at a recent poetry workshop (which I’d been looking forward to) with an allergy headache from hell and medicated with OTC allergy pills. During the four hour event, I went from foggy to foggier. My plight was exacerbated … Continue reading →
Posted in fiction writing, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
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Tagged CSU San Bernardino, Elizabeth Bishop, fiction, imagery, lyric poetry, metaphor, mood, Music, Poem in Your Pocket, Poet Julie Paegle, poetry, prose, surprise, Wallace Stevens
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Meeting Poetry … Again
I love a class that ignites my learning gene. In January I did a post called “Hit the Restart Button on Learning” and mentioned I would be taking a poetry class. The class was taught by Professor Julie Paegle, director … Continue reading →
Posted in Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
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Tagged Agha Shahid Ali, empathy, enjambed, free verse, ghazal, imagery, language art, lines, metaphor, Poet Agha Ali Shahid, Poet Julie Paegle, Poet Patricia Smith, poetry, Professor Julie Paegle, prose words, refrain, secrets, simile, stanzas
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Written Beneath the Palms 