Story Poems as Memoir Tool
Want to know more about story poems as a tool for writing memoir? Listen to this Story Circle Network podcast with Janet Riehl.
Want to know more about story poems as a tool for writing memoir? Listen to this Story Circle Network podcast with Janet Riehl.
It’s a truism that artists would rather dodge promotion as much as dodging a bullet. There are holes in that, of course. Some creative folks enjoy creating promotion as much as creating the the work itself. However…for those of us who are timid and sometimes thwarted by promoting our work, here are some thoughts. All…
Awhile back I funded an annual program that provided monthly guest presenters to talk to students in the creative writing class at Alton Senior High School. There was a fine line-up, including a presentation on the Kwansaba form developed by the Eugene Redmond writing club. The St. Louis Poetry Society administered the grant. I dedicated…
At registration each of us received a beautiful translucent lavendar Goodie Bag. Did we have any Faragamo shoes inside? Nope, but there were teas, candies, special soaps, lotion a hand-crafted journal, and “The Tale of Cuckoo Bow Wood” from the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Mysteries by Susan Wittig Albert, the founder of Story Circles…
Carol Cole Lewis hosts a wrap-up of Janet’s 2-month blog tour. What did she learn? Experience? Wonderful video here Carol made.
Mary and I met through Women Writing the West. Through an email conversation with my father (Erwin A. Thompson), I found out about her musical education in childhood. I’d love to know how her lessons in tone on her clarinet might have influenced her writing. Janet __________________ Music with Hugo Schneider by Mary Trimble I…
A cozy group of old pals gathered in my father’s parlor on our home place to celebrate the birth of our newest poetry book. Visiting, a brief reading, and home baked refreshments crowned the the afternoon. In addition to Pop and me, three of the poets featured in “Worth Remembering: The Poetry of Our Heritage…