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Eating & Drinking Poems: Jake York’s ‘United States of Barbecue’

By Kathryn Neel 3 Comments

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Kathryn Neel’s post features Jake Adam York’s poem ‘United States of Barbecue’ and a delicious lemon barbecue sauce recipe coaxed from a secretive chef.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Poems, poetry, Recipes

Become a Better Writer: Truffle Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

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Any truffles found to have large air bubbles or cracks will be immediately eaten by my helpers to save the embarrassment of selling an inferior truffle this weekend—one of the perks of volunteering.

Filed Under: Blog

Eating and Drinking Poems: Lucille Clifton’s ‘Cutting Greens’

By Kathryn Neel 3 Comments

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In this Eating and Drinking Poems post, Kathryn Neel pairs ‘cutting greens’ by Lucille Clifton with a southern recipe for collard greens.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Poets

Literary Tour: Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

By Kathryn Neel 5 Comments

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In today’s literary tour, Kathryn Neel takes us into the jungle off the Atlantic coast in Florida for a colorful tour of the Atlantic Center for the Arts.

Filed Under: Art, Art Galleries and Exhibits, Blog, Literary Tour

How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date on the Dock

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

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We learn how to become a better writer as we join Kathryn Neel on the dock and consider how to make peace with the dark.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity

How to Become a Better Writer: Leonardo Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 6 Comments

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Kathryn Neel learned how to become a better writer with help from Leonardo da Vinci and wide-eyed children who easily embraced the playfulness of genius.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity

How to Become a Better Writer: Super Moon Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 6 Comments

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Want to know how to become a better writer? Go on an Artist Date, like Kathryn Neel did when she watched the Super Moon rise over the water.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Writing Life

Memoir Notebook: The Secret Recipe

By Kathryn Neel 7 Comments

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In our Memoir Notebook feature, Kathryn Neel shares family memories of Uncle Sonny and the right way to make banana pudding.

Filed Under: Blog, Memoir Notebook, Writing in Place

Journey into Poetry: Kathryn Neel

By Kathryn Neel 16 Comments

“I used poetry as a way to preserve my privacy and test out my hypotheses of the world. It was my way of encoding my views so no one could tell me my observations of people, places or things were childish, or incorrect.” Kathryn Neel shares her journey into poetry.

Filed Under: Blog, journey into poetry, poetry

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