Poetry

I know I am but summer to your heart

I have a lot of random thoughts, and I’m sometimes guilty of writing in random fashion, neglecting to show how one thought connects with another. In talk, too, I’m likely to confuse listeners with seemingly unrelated comments. So what’s the connection between an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem and a habit of random thinking?  Only that the poem […]

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Novelists Should Read Poetry

I think novelists who want to write better should read poetry. So on this Monday morning I’m taking a break from writing to read I Saw God Dancing, poems by Cheryl Denise. Good poets create intense experience with a few words. Reading poetry, I linger on phrases, savor lines, and pause at the end to

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