I am reading through more of Kim Addonizio’s The Poet’s Companion, (PDF version here.)
I am struggling to write. I see her fantastic prompts, and just come up completely blank. The month of August was not very fruitful with writing, but July was. In an effort to encourage myself and others, I will share excerpts from poems from July. These poems are currently in the race for acceptance from literary magazines. I have managed to be fairly regular with submission.
I know the season of poem writing will return in earnest. Even when I’m not writing, my brain is assembling images and thoughts. This is often the case for novelists, and I’ve heard them say that they are always working–always looking for characters and dialogue. I would say I am always working also, but I am looking for that moment which ties to larger themes—in the past, present, or future.
Here are some stanzas from what was rough draft writing in July 2018:
So, onto those next moments…
Wishing you inspiration, and moments of your own from which to write, ♥
