Category Archives: creativity

Evening Similes

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

As I continue my poetry quest I know it’s not just about form, but substance. It’s about trying to explain the essence of things, using metaphors and similes. It’s about searching for word images that capture the difficult to explain. Here is … Continue reading →

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Working the Theme – Different forms same story: Saturday Writing Sagas 6

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Once I wrote mainly poems, but since that time I have learnt that some pieces work so much better as stories. True there are poetic forms that work brilliantly to tell narratives – think Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.   Ballads are … Continue reading →

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Spine Poems

The Stolen Children our Stories Talking Ink from Ochre Words and Silences Haunted by the Past The Music of the Soul Writing us Mob – new Indigenous Voices Recently I entered our local library’s Spine Book Poetry Competition. This above … Continue reading →

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An Anti Ode to Tupperware

Recently the Monday online writing sprint group I love to participate in decided to have a writing  challenge about Tupperware. We’d been discussing the directions of our posts within the group, and I quipped “as long as no one tries … Continue reading →

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By the Beach

I look forward to one day reading my children’s writings of their beach memories. Perhaps our many family photographs will jog their memory, or maybe they will construct their own special memories from within. My children like to do sand … Continue reading →

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