”If the Super Bowl begs for nachos and dip, the WORD BOWL begs for wine, cheese, and the renegade Cheeto.”
L.L. Barkat is the Managing Editor of Tweetspeak Poetry and the author of six books for grown-ups and four for children, including the popular 'Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing.' She has also served as a writer for The Huffington Post blog and is a freelance writer for Edutopia. Her poetry has appeared on NPR and at VQR and The Best American Poetry.
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Anna says
I just returned from a trip to India, and was writing a poem about it, and was also getting caught up on blog reading when I came across this post. Several of the words and phrases from the Word Bowl seemed to be what I was looking for and to fit what I was writing– so thank you for the inspiration and beautiful words! Here is a link to the poem I wrote:
http://waysidewordgarden.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/drops-of-red/
I think I will start with my letter bowl today, Then take a letter and make a word each day. by the end of the letters that you see, my bowl wth be filled with me. says
Letter Bowl
I think I will start with my letter bow today,
Then take each letter and make a word a day,
By the time I finish with the letters you see,
My bowl will be full of me.
Sharon Koboldt
(ta-da)