Posts Tagged National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month Begins!
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry, Ron, The Craft Of Writing on April 3, 2016
by Ron Hayes Hello dear readers and Happy April! Once again Eliot’s “cruellest month” is upon us and I couldn’t be happier. We have a tremendous National Poetry Month planned for you here at 5writers.com. Let’s get to it! One of the oldest adages in writing is to write what you know. While I take […]
National Poetry Month and Jake Arnold
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry, Ron on April 26, 2015
Two Poets Left!! Our celebration of National Poetry Month at 5writers.com slowly winds down with our penultimate poet, Jake Arnold of Denton, Texas. As a reminder, 5Writers is celebrating National Poetry Month by offering one poem for each day of the month from ten different poets. Each poet has graciously shared with us three poems each: […]
National Poetry Month and Desmond Collier
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry, Ron on April 20, 2015
We continue our celebration of National Poetry Month with a very special pair of poets. In this back-to-back double post, Tracie Morell and Desmond Collier, two highly successful poets from Erie, Pennsylvania, are the only Mother-Son combination to be featured here at 5Writers this month. As a reminder, 5Writers is celebrating National Poetry Month by offering one […]
National Poetry Month and Tracie Morell
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry, Ron on April 19, 2015
We continue our celebration of National Poetry Month with a very special pair of poets. In this back-to-back double post, Tracie Morell and Desmond Collier, two highly successful poets from Erie, Pennsylvania, are the only Mother-Son combination to be featured here at 5Writers this month. As a reminder, 5Writers is celebrating National Poetry Month by offering one […]
National Poetry Month and Dominique Locke
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry on April 2, 2015
A Note To Our Subscribers: For the next month our posts at 5Writers will increase from six to ten; therefore the number of notifications you receive via email will also increase. Please know that it is not our intent to spam you, nor is it permanent increase. It is temporary and will only happen for the month of April […]
Farewell Cruellest Month! National Poetry Month Ends at 5Writers.com
Posted by Ron Hayes in Poetry, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Life, Topics on April 30, 2014
WOW! What a month! We’ve made it, sadly, to the end of yet another fantastic National Poetry Month at 5Writers.com. I think it’s been tremendous! We heard how poetry has contributed to the work of screenwriters, essayists, and novelists, and we were gifted with a glimpse into life on the page for two poets in love. Last […]
Special Edition: The Poem’s the Thing (Poetry as Theater)
Posted by jarviswrites in How I Write, Jennie, Poetry, Special Editions on April 19, 2014
by Jennie Jarvis When I was in middle school and high school (you know, that time when I thought my perspective on the world was all that mattered in the Universe), I spent a lot of time writing. I had Feelings (capital F), and I wanted to get them out. Since I went to a […]
A Fiction Writer’s Appreciation for Poetry by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Poetry on April 13, 2014
A Fiction Writer’s Appreciation for Poetry by Brad Windhauser What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy […]
The Image Abides by Emilia Fuentes Grant
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, Poetry, Writing Advice on April 12, 2014
5writers.com is delighted to welcome back Emilia Fuentes Grant as a guest writer for this month! The Image Abides By Emilia Fuentes Grant This month is Poetry Month (as I’m sure you are aware) and we five writers are writing on the influence of poetry in our lives and our work. Poetry was my first […]
Welcome to the Cruellest Month!
Posted by Ron Hayes in Poetry, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Life on April 6, 2014
by Ron Hayes In the immortal words of one of my personal faves (and, clearly, MY miglior fabbro): Frisch weht der Wind Der Heimat zu, Mein Irisch kind, Wo Weilest du? And it’s true. Fresh winds are blowing. The cruellest month is upon us. And here we are again, one year later, one year older and, […]
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