Posts Tagged Ron Hayes
When The Muse Is Elusive
Posted by Ron Hayes in How I Write, Poetry, Ron, The Craft Of Writing on July 13, 2016
by Ron Hayes What does research have to do with poetry and why in the world would a poet ever need to do research? Ever been asked this question? Ever asked it yourself? When the term “research” crops up in a conversation amongst you and your poet friends, do they look at you funny and […]
The Bard Was Right. To Thine Own Self…
Posted by Ron Hayes in Books 2016, Ron, The Craft Of Writing on June 26, 2016
by Ron Hayes Weird year so far. As a poet, I’m deeply affected by the things that go on around me. As a teacher, there always seems to be a lot going on. Typically, these goings-on find their way into the poems I put on the page, but this year has been unusually distracting. With […]
Every Line A Break, Every Break A Transition
Posted by Ron Hayes in Poetry, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, Transitions on May 8, 2016
by Ron Hayes In poetry, transitioning from idea to idea in a poem (or scene to scene, or between characters’ points of view, or what have you) seems a lot less complicated than in other genres of writing. You’d think it’s as simple as beginning a new stanza: end the line, hit the Return key […]
2016: A Crossroads Year
Posted by Ron Hayes in Goals 2016, Poetry, Ron on January 3, 2016
by Ron Hayes In the Memeland known as Facebook, there’s a certain meme that has struck me kinda hard over the past few days. It’s the one that frames the new year as a metaphor for a 365-page book for each of us to write. I think the reason it resonates so strongly is because it immediately generates in me a near-overwhelming […]
Dog Days of Summer: Writing With Pets
Posted by Ron Hayes in Relationships In Writing, Ron, Ron Hayes on July 2, 2015
by Ron Hayes It’s late. The house is dark and still. Down the hall from my office, where I sit with only a dim lamp and the harsh glow of my MacBook for light, my wife and son are shut behind their respective bedroom doors, fast asleep. I’ve been clicking away at these keys for […]
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 […]
What Truth Is
Posted by Ron Hayes in Poetry, Ron, The Craft Of Writing, Truth in Writing on March 8, 2015
by Ron Hayes for Philip Levine, 1928-2015 It’s a common affliction among us poets that early in our formative years we put pressure on ourselves to swing for the fences. We obligate ourselves to compose the poetic equivalent of a walk-off grand slam that will proclaim our own greatness and announce to the world the […]
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