Quote of the Week #31
“Today, me will live in the moment, unless it’s unpleasant. In which case, me will eat a cookie.” – The Cookie Monster
Monthly Archive: September 2013
Featured Poem 9/16 – “Sonnet 73”
Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruined...
Poetic Forms Winner: Contronyms
I decided to do something a bit different this time and introduced you all to contronyms, which are these fun little words which can be interpreted as having opposing meanings. There’s nothing better in a...
7 Online Writing Tools To Help You With Writing Gooder
It’s hard to beat the old notepad and pen combo. The problem with computers is that it’s so easy to get distracted — you can go back and forth while you write, correcting typos...
What’s your favorite book?
There are a couple ways to think about which book is your favorite. Was it something interesting you read that changed your life? Or was it a deeply engrossing novel consisting of pure entertainment?...
Poetic Forms: Contronyms
Hello Everyone! Welcome to week eight of poetic forms, where every week I introduce a different type of poem and invite you to give it a go! As an added incentive to take part,...
Word of the Week #30
Tiffany’s crush wouldn’t answer any of her texts, and so she sank ever deeper into mulligrubs. mulligrubs (noun) [MUHL-i-gruhbz] 1. Despondency; low spirits; ill-temper.
Featured Poem 9/9 – “Ceriserie”
Ceriserie by Joshua Clover Music: Sexual misery is wearing you out. Music: Known as the Philosopher’s Stair for the world-weariness which climbing it inspires. One gets nowhere with it. Paris: St-Sulpice in shrouds. Paris:...
Poetic Forms Winner: Two Week Special
Hi everyone, if you haven’t discovered our latest two forms of poetry, don’t forget you can read up on them now! Over the last fortnight, there were two challenges available to attempt and that...
