Borges Wisdom on Poetry
Jorge Luis Borges wisdom on poetry from the Riehlife archives.
Twitter Haiku Practice, by Susan J. Tweit
Susan Tweit’s currently working on two book proposals. One is on the theme of using-nature-to-fire-your-creativity. She’s using her haiku practice as an exercise. The post below tells us more about why she writes haiku on Twitter. Read more of Susan’s haiku on Riehlife-Poem-of-the-day. Read more about Susan’s work below. Janet _________________ WHY POST HAIKU ON…
Gently Read Literature’s 2nd anniversary issue
Gently Read Literature is an internet journal devoted to commentary and criticism of contemporary poetry and literary fiction. The magazine features reviews of chapbooks, longer essays on aesthetics and literature, and in-depth reviews of poetry and serious fiction. The April 2010 Issue 25 marks its 2nd Year Anniversary. You can read Gently Read Literature’s blog,…
Writing Prompt: The Artistry of Feelings
Our feelings are a tool for self-cultivation. Writing prompt: What texture and what color are your feelings?
Girlhood mentor led a writer-to-be to love music (by Mary E. Trimble)
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…
Collaboration, Part 6: Levels of Commitment…in conversation with Curt Madison
In the first part of our conversation Curt Madison and I discussed the place of competition in collaboration. This second part takes us into consideration of how the degree of commitment changes how we work together. JGR: Curt, are there different levels of commitment in working together? That’s one of the dimensions my long-term collaborator…
Making Collaboration Work, Part 4: Creative Catalysts Riehl and Farrow
Here’s the second part of the conversation between my New Mexico collaborator Stephanie Farrow and myself. Check out the first part of our making collaboration work discussion. In our column “Creative Catalyst” on Story Circle Network’s blog Telling Her Stories: The Broad View, we have posted the first two of a three-part cycle on collaboration:…
Melding Poetry & Visual Art: Gaye Gambell-Peterson
I met Gaye Gambell-Peterson through a women’s poetry group known as “Loosely Identified.” She merges visual art with her poetry. Natually, I’m attracted to the creative connection between art forms. After I attended her passionately vivid exhibit at the University City Library, I asked her to talk to us about how she does that. Here…
Poetry Out Loud Video Highights from AHS Competition
Last Saturday I was one of a panel of four judges for the regional Poetry Out Loud contest at Alton High School (Illinois). My fellow judges included the city editor of the Telegraph newspaper, a popular radio host, and the Madison County tax assessor. It was both fun and funny to be part of this…
Fencing ourselves in? by Doris Gardner-McCraw (storyteller, author, vocalist & acting coach)
My Riehlife mission is to create connections through the arts and across cultures. I’m always thrilled to meet multi-talented creative folks. Doris Gardner-McCraw and I both belong to Women Writing the West. I invited her to share some thoughts on how one art discipline feeds into another. Doris is a storyteller, author, vocalist and acting…