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Poetry Prompt: What a Memory Is

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

What is a memory? A 96-year-old woman and a small boy are searching for the answer. Author Callie Feyen searches for poetry in what they find.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, Memory, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

“30 Poems to Memorize (Before It’s Too Late)” by David Kern

By Glynn Young 15 Comments

In “30 Poems to Memorize (Before It’s Too Late),” editor David Kern and 13 other contributors remind us of why we love poetry.

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

Poets and Poems: Matt Duggan and “The Kingdom”

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“The Kingdom,” the new chapbook by poet Matt Duggan, returns to what’s past, leaving you wondering if the past never really was.

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Poets and Poems: David Bottoms and “Otherworld, Underworld, Prayer Porch”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

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The poems of “Otherworld, Underworld, Prayer Porch” by David Bottoms reach back to the people and stories that shape our minds and hearts.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Family Poems, Family Ties, Memory, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Memories Poetry Prompt: A List

By Callie Feyen 8 Comments

Sometimes Turning Memories Into Stories Feels Like Climbing A Mountain

A good rule for writing true is, start with what bothers you. But what do we do when what bothers us is too much to figure into a story? How about making a list?

Filed Under: Blog, Memory, poetry, poetry prompt, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Pod Club: Radiolab’s “Memory and Forgetting”

By Will Willingham 10 Comments

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We are discussing Radiolab’s podcast “Memory and Forgetting” and exploring what it is to remember, what it is to forget, and how both of those processes can be altered.

Filed Under: Blog, Memory, Pod Club

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