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Monthly Archives: May 2009
In the Highest Limb, Satisfied
My thoughts these days have revolved around prayer rather than poetry. For me these two aren’t so far apart. Many of the poems I have written are more prayer than poem, as far as I’m concerned anyway, especially if the aim … Continue reading
Posted in Starting from Poetry
Tagged confession, God, Hawk, Poetry, poets, prayer, psalms, Revise, Revision, Snake, sponsorship, therapy, Uses of Poetry
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On Poetic Insight
I listened to a good friend and a fine poet lecture on teaching writing a few weeks ago. I was impressed especially by how she goes about teaching. Her pedagogy is very similar to mine, and I chalk that up … Continue reading
Posted in Starting from Poetry
Tagged Change, God, Insight, Poems, Poetry, reading, Rilke, the spirit, Uses of Poetry, Writing
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