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How to Think Like a Creative Genius Workshops

By Kathryn Neel 13 Comments

In these workshops, we’ll explore what it means to build and live a creative life. Using Leonardo da Vinci’s 7 principles and journal-keeping style, we’ll return to our senses and creative centers.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, writer's group resources

How to Think Like a Creative Genius 2013 (I & II)

Need to be more creative, get a better job, jumpstart your writing, or pursue your dreams? Most people believe you’re either born creative or you aren’t, sort of like hitting the artistic jackpot (or not). This isn’t true. Just look at any toddler exploring the world. Everything is new, creative, a learning experience. We’re born […]

8 Ways to Cultivate The Art of Creative Living

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

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Here are 8 ways researchers know creativity can be kindled. Plus, four ways T. S. Poetry makes it simple for you to do the kindling.

Filed Under: art of creative living, article, Blog, Featured, Writing Life

Poets and Poems: James Sale and “StairWell”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

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In “StairWell,” poet James Sale continues his Dante-like epic poem, a marvel of imagination and insight into postmodernism.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Epic Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Good News—It’s Okay to Write a Plot Without Conflict

By Sara Barkat 4 Comments

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What makes a plot worthy of writing? Get past societal assumptions about stories, and write a great plot without conflict.

Filed Under: article, Blog, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

Poets and Poems: Jesse LoVasco and “Native”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

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In “Native: Poems,” Jesse LoVasco tells a story of Native Americans then and now, and the story resonates with all of us.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Resilient Book Club: Part 4—Relating

By Laura Boggess 2 Comments

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In the final discussion in our book club of Resilient by Rick Hanson, Laura Boggess leads us in a conversation about Relating, and our inner strengths of courage, aspiration, and generosity.

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How to Do Literary Analysis: An Experimental Reflection Based on The Yellow Wall-Paper

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Ocean Literary Analysis as Conversation The Yellow Wall-Paper

How do you do literary analysis? You might begin by treating it as a conversation between you, the reader, and the writer’s words. After all, the story wants to be heard. Let’s start with The Yellow-Wallpaper.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Analysis, The Yellow Wall-Paper

30 Days to Richer Writing Workshop—4 part class (only 2 sections available)

Relax on the Quiet Porch

Would you like to stir your creative soul? Find your inspiration? Awaken your best writing voice? All while discovering the key principles to richer writing? You’ve come to a special place where all that is possible, in a format that allows you to take things at your own rate. 30 Days to Richer Writing is […]

The Jungle Effect Book Club: How to Find an Indigenous Diet that Works for You

By Charity Singleton Craig 2 Comments

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In this final discussion of Daphne Miller’s The Jungle Effect, Charity Singleton Craig considers the challenges and opportunities of finding your own indigenous diet options.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, The Jungle Effect

The Jungle Effect Book Club: Specific Indigenous Diets and What They Have in Common

By Charity Singleton Craig 8 Comments

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In this week’s book club discussion of Daphne Miller’s The Jungle Effect, Charity Singleton Craig helps us understand the unique diet characteristics of disease “cold spots” around the globe and how we might benefit from their practices in our own settings.

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The Jungle Effect Book Club: The Basics of Indigenous Diets and How They Work

By Charity Singleton Craig 18 Comments

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In this week’s book club discussion of The Jungle Effect, Charity Singleton Craig considers the benefits of an indigenous diet, relying on locally available foods.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, The Jungle Effect

Looking for Workplace Wisdom: It’s Poetry at Work Day 2020

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

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It’s Poetry at Work Day 2020, and went looking for books and writing about wisdom in the workplace. We found some surprises. Celebrate with us!

Filed Under: article, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Book Club Announcement: Farmacology

By Charity Singleton Craig 5 Comments

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What’s good for the land—its soil, its vegetation, its animals—is also good for us. Starting September 16, join Charity Singleton Craig for a book club discussion of Daphne Miller’s Farmacology and the connection between farming and health.

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Paul Kingsnorth: The Poetry of the Future Landscape

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Welsh River Paul Kingsnorth

The poetry of Paul Kingsnorth is continually looking at the landscape, the landscape of the future superimposed on the landscape of the past.

Filed Under: article, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

A Strangely Contemporary Verse Play: “Murder in the Cathedral” by T.S. Eliot

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

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“Murder in the Cathedral” by T.S. Eliot, written and produced in 1935, was one of the last verse plays written for the stage. It is also oddly contemporary.

Filed Under: article, Books, Britain, Classic Plays, Play, poetry, Poets, T.S. Eliot

Book Club Announcement: Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Storm in a Teacup book club announcement

Join us beginning November 1 for a “romp through the physical world” in our upcoming book club on Helen Czerski’s Storm In A Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life.

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The Word-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your Writing

By Charity Singleton Craig 23 Comments

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Charity Singleton Craig applies the tidying principles of the KonMari organization method to your writing. Will it change your life?

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Write, Writing Tips

Heroes and Villains: Playlist and Prompt

By Heather Eure 19 Comments

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We’ve carefully curated this month’s playlist to bring you the songs of heroes and villains. There’s a theme song waiting for you. Just click play.

Filed Under: Blog, Heroes and Villains, Playlist, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Writer’s Workshop: The Hero’s Journey for Storytellers

By T.S. Poetry 8 Comments

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A hero’s journey writing workshop you won’t forget, with leader Gloria Kempton. Kempton has worked with over 10, 000 writers to get them to the next level!

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