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Daily practice
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A few of my new poems written throughout my day: Here, we call “conversation” . glare glance glaze over . conventions of conflict . go between lines and find with no resolution . unyielding unlonged-for ______________________________ Wince hollow echo bloom . these brief pauses when thought dissipates into sound We ought to just— . if you— . breathless, indignant . holding space—

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Work in it
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I have really been enjoying the practice of writing a few lines scattered throughout my day. It has enlivened my sense of productivity, both in poetry and work, I think. Here are a few of my working-girl poems: Arranged by volumes . of water ways through tension accentuated by sunlight . Inclement anticipation all salt raked and tender . heart full of longing _____________ Congestion of thought and expectation, . longing, desire, confusion — we collect moments, represent them as volumes of letters compiled . with a notion of tomorrowness– ________________ Re – view your expected outcomes look wisely at…

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Inspiration
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I have been in a serious creative slump for a while now. I try to tell myself it’s all part of my process, which it is, but that ends up feeling a little disappointing. I want to be writing, painting, creating. I want to be expending my creative juices on more than just tweaking my newest gluten free bread recipe find. But instead of writing and painting, I’ve been cooking, reading, studying, dating, thinking about how I will make a living after my grant ends in August, and other worthy activities. Something shifted today. I don’t even know what happened,…
