a link, two lives, three random things
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two lives, a beautiful flower and an insect that appears to be crawling towards a tunnel of light:
first random thing: we've got ants everywhere every day in the kitchen. they are driving me crazy.
second random thing: i am reading (among other things), the poet's companion, by kim addonizio and dorianne laux. only just finishing the first chapter though. have any of you read it? thoughts?
third random thing: my toenails are orange.
song of the day: mario lanza's terrific version of o sole mio
8 comments:
love that photo. the petals almost look like fabric.
i have a copy of that book. it is okay, not sensational. everything helps. that one is a bit, um, girlie.
smile
I just realized that I still did not get the book I ordered way back after taking Sarah's quiz. I did get a notification from Amazon asking me if I still wanted it, even though it was taking so long, but then it never did show up.
On a more randome note, my toenails are presently purple!
-lauren
What a gorgeous flower!
I've read it -- some good basic craft stuff -- but I have sort of a problem with "rule" books -- I mean ALL of my favorite poems break every rule in that book. But I suppose once you learn them, then you can break them.
I like Ezra Pound's ABC of Reading for craft books. Another good one is Roethke's Craft book. William Packard has a good one -- "The Art Of Poetry Writing" -- Stephen Dobyns has a good one -- "Best Words, Best Order" -- Another favorite of mine isn't specifically for poetry, but it applies to ALL writing and is called, "On Writing Well" by William Zinsser.
thanks for your comments, everyone!
sarah - doesn't it just look like fabric? i just had to take a pic. i adore those things. you should get some for next year. i checked my package, it says the seeds need to be planted between april and june.
lauren - i waited ages for my stanley kunitz collection. i thought they had forgotten, because when i checked my amazon account it said "article will be shipped ... " and a date that was long past.
jenni - i guess i bought it for the ideas, not so much for rules. thanks for all the tips.
nate - and did you type that comment very fast or very slowly? ;) no toenails huh? did you bite them off?
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i love the blue flower. It's so beautiful!
on a side note to nate...
If you get behind on correspondence at work, you may want to try a different method!!!
Good luck michi and nate on getting rid of the little pests!
-lauren
I've used The Poet's Companion in creative writing classes. It can be a helpful tool. I liked the example poems, in particular.
Michi,
For some reason, my e-mails to you keep returning with an error message. I'm not sure what's causing the problem. But I wanted to let you know that the Criterion Collection is planning an October release of the collectors' edtion of Sweetie. The set includes a number of special features, including some of Campion's early films.
http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=356
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