Poetry Commentary

I have just started reading Robert Frost poems again. Anyone have a favorite that they enjoy that we can chat about? I just read "Mending Walls" and really enjoyed the way the poem is a conversation between two speakers.

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Dan Kohlhepp gave me a terrific article about writing memoirs that appeared in the AARP magazine. I use it in my classes for writing prompts. If you click on the title above, it will take you to this link. You can even order the entire book if you wish.

What I would like to do is use any of one of the prompts mentioned in the article to get all of us writing. So here goes the first one, taken from this article:

Write two paragraphs that end with “You can’t get away from it.”

Let's Share Our Writing

I am inviting anybody who is writing anything to post part of it on the Blog for all of us to read and comment upon. I am learning all about digital technology at a workshop at Lakeland, so I will post some of my assignments and get your feedback on how well they work. Remember that if you add a Word file, to save it in rft (Rich Text Format) so everybody can read it. You can also post it in pdf format. Please add links to your texts, rather than type in the entire text as a Post.

Introduction

Introduction:

I am Loretta, 77 years old. I am new to blogs, so I will make some mistakes. I am retired from teaching composition. I used to journal every day and write a poem once in awhile.

Let's Try Again!!!

We haven't been on this blog for awhile. I think it is time that we try again. I'm adding a link to a video on ted.com. about genius. Just click on the title above that is underlined, and it will take you to the link. We can all watch it and discuss what we think about it and then maybe share some writing???