Monthly Archives: April 2014
Writing Workshop In Positano – Sirenland 2014
Writers need and crave feedback. Writing is normally a solitary act — writers sit over their computers or pads of paper agonizing over word use and story content. When we get done with a first draft we normally set it … Continue reading
A Poem By Our Very Own David Ainsworth
Making Poetry Summer came and summer passed, Now autumn’s in the trees. All eyes are turning to the vines; There’s freshness in the breeze. Each hard green cluster morphed on cue Into a ripened bunch. Lignation browned the stems and … Continue reading
Why Wine Is Like Poetry, And Vice Versa
Every dictionary seems to have a different understanding of what constitutes poetry and how it should be defined. One calls it the “Rhythmical composition for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts” — not very poetic. Another says “Language … Continue reading