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For National Poetry Month, a poem.
From An Anthology of World Poetry, edited by Mark Van Doren, a French ballad. No poet is named. “The Bridge of Death” “The dance is on the Bridge of Death And who will dance with me?” “There’s never a … Continue reading
Of Cackling Emperors and other things….
OK, so now that I’m done cranking out the words every day in a final push to complete a novel draft, what should we talk about? Why…how about the teaser trailer to Star Wars Episode IX that dropped a few … Continue reading
Reporting the Progress! (And there IS some to report!)
Greetings, Programs! So, what’s new? It’s been a good couple of weeks! Lots of relentless application of the nose to the grindstone, which has resulted in my long-awaited completion of the first draft of Orion’s Huntress. This book is the … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday
And…we’re done! I’ve been cranking out the words for the last couple weeks in order to bring this one to its conclusion, and this morning, conclude it, I did! So here’s a bit of cheerful triumphalism. (Sorry about the vuvuzela … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
I know, I know, I know. Long time, not much content. In my defense, though: This can only mean one thing: I’m writing my ass off, getting the first draft of Orion’s Huntress done. Above is a screenshot from the … Continue reading
So you want to read some poetry! (Why Writers Should Read Poetry, part II)
You read my last post about why writers should read poetry, and now you’re thinking, “Gosh, I should do that and read some poetry. But I don’t know where to start or what books to buy or anything!” Well, as … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
Not a tone poem this week, but an actual symphony, one written originally for a very large wind band for an outdoor ceremonial purpose by Hector Berlioz. This work, called the Grande symphonie funebre et triomphale, was actually one of … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Yes, we missed last week. And yes, we’re back in the saddle this week. Sticking with our song challenge, this week’s entry is A Song That’s a Classic Favorite. Lots of ways to interpret that, aren’t there? Here are a … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
Sorry for the late posting, but geez, I’m having a busy bunch of days here. Wowza. Anyway, here’s an old favorite of mine. I haven’t heard a lot of Edward Elgar’s music, but whenever I listen to him I come … Continue reading
“January, 1795” by Mary Robinson (a poem)
Mary Robinson (1757-1800), painted by Thomas Gainsborough One of a series of occasional posts for National Poetry Month. One of my major resolutions for 2019 is to read more poetry. I’ve always enjoyed poetry and I always try to read … Continue reading