creativity: poetry, art, etc. – Page 31

about words

word again – the broken word; deep in the stomach it sits and is afraid: so little has it been out in the open, and it will look shabby and disoriented when it surfaces. it creeps up into brain, eyes and hands and makes the passages tremble, stirs the memory of tears behind the eyes,… Continue reading about words

booze and writing

i’m in the middle of reading parched, by heather king, about her 20-year stint as an alcoholic. what i find interesting is the disconnect between her tight and truly “witty and entertaining” (publishers weekly) language on the one hand and on the other hand a storyline that now, that i’m at page 149, is still… Continue reading booze and writing

brokeback mountain

yesterday mindemoya and i finally went to see brokeback mountain. of course, it’s been absolutely impossible not to hear about the movie, and of course everyone thinks it’s great. so my expectations were positive but a bit on the lukewarm side. it seemed that i was supposed to like it, which doesn’t really incline me… Continue reading brokeback mountain

poetry therapy pt 2 and the removal of blinders

yesterday i said i was going to talk more about playing with the poetry therapy process. the poem about my grandfather happened following a prompt in the national association for poetry therapy newsletter which went like this Choose one of your grandparents and write a poem honoring how you were influenced by this relative, living… Continue reading poetry therapy pt 2 and the removal of blinders

serenity prayer at 2:28 am

god, grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the things i can, and the wisdom to know the difference. what’s that all about? one day, god is the old god. some unknown but benevolent male entity. the next it’s actually “goddess” – and the one goddess i… Continue reading serenity prayer at 2:28 am