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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: February 2015
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Saturday, February 21, 2015. Reading Goals for 2015. Last week, I blogged about what I read in 2014. This seems like a good point to write about what I want to read in 2015. I definitely need to read more plays, just one would surpass the number I read last year. I'd like to read at least seven books that are either collections of poetry or books about poetry. Nothing has ever happened to you except one thing, decades ago.").
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: April 2015
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Monday, April 27, 2015. How I Celebrate National Poetry Month. Just because April is almost over doesn't mean that I'm done celebrating. Of course, I've been celebrating by reading and writing poetry. But National Poetry Month is also about sharing. Poetry, so for the last two (going on three) years, I've also done the following:. After the third attempt at photography, I was like "Maybe the air. In here is just blurry.". Quick U...
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: Quick Update and More Shameless Self-Promotion
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Friday, April 17, 2015. Quick Update and More Shameless Self-Promotion. Between a stubborn illness and editing deadlines, I haven't had much time to even think about blogging. However, since some people (i.e., almost two people) asked about places to find my poetry, I'm happy to use that as an excuse for a post. My Easter-themed sugar cookies. Because I'm almost as proud of these. I currently have three poems. Nimble Spirit: The ...
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: Happy National Poetry Month, Happy Easter!
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Sunday, April 5, 2015. Happy National Poetry Month, Happy Easter! April is National Poetry Month. The Academy of American Poets (through poets.org. Offers a list of 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month. And Writer's Digest's " Poetic Asides. Blog is encouraging people to write a poem every day this month through daily prompts (and contests). Later in April, I will write about what I do to celebrate this month of poetry.
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: November 2011
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Saturday, November 19, 2011. Nikky Finney Wins National Book Award (and some other news). If you know me on Facebook, you know that even though I am far away from Kentucky now, I am ecstatic over Nikky Finney's recent winning of the National Book Award for poetry (for Head Off and Split. She is a Kentucky resident, a professor at the University of Kentucky, and a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets. Xlibris) by Lia London.
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: Reading Challenge 2015 Update (March)
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Sunday, March 15, 2015. Reading Challenge 2015 Update (March). A few weeks ago, I mentioned the PopSugar Reading Challenge. I thought I'd give a quick update on my progress. Note that while I count each challenge as separate, sometimes a book will meet multiple challenges. A book with more than 500 pages. The Art of Fielding. By Chad Harbach, 512 p. A book that became a movie. A book published this year. G Willow Wilson, et al .
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: January 2012
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Wednesday, January 25, 2012. MLA Conference in Seattle and Some News. Okay, first things second. I will have two poems in an upcoming edition of The Sow's Ear. When I find out which issue, I'll let you know). I'm so excited, you'd think I was up for a Nobel. Here are some photos from the Kingston ferry dock. After being happily landlocked for so many years, I'm amazed that I live near all this water. Me, for once. Being in such a...
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: Reading Goals for 2015
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Saturday, February 21, 2015. Reading Goals for 2015. Last week, I blogged about what I read in 2014. This seems like a good point to write about what I want to read in 2015. I definitely need to read more plays, just one would surpass the number I read last year. I'd like to read at least seven books that are either collections of poetry or books about poetry. Nothing has ever happened to you except one thing, decades ago.").
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: Street Cred
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. I currently work as a freelance editor and writer. In Kentucky, I edited for the lovely people at Bluegrass Publishing. I have degrees in Writing and English from Indiana Wesleyan University. Honorable Mention, "Small Town Living," KSPS. Honorable Mention, "Green River Writers Award," KSPS. The Sow's Ear Poetry Review. Harvest" and "Walking"- Summer 2012. 1st Prize, "Florence Hynes Willette Memorial Award," LOMP. Lit Drift (books...
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Reading, Writing, & Raptures: The Storybook of Misused Words (Part Two)
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Reading, Writing, and Raptures. Books, Writing, and Christian Spirituality. Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The Storybook of Misused Words (Part Two). I forgot to blog last week. I had a deadline, and my grandma came to visit (which was wonderful), and blog posts were the last thing on my mind. Instead, I played this card game from Atlas Games. I guess I'll just have to write two posts this week. For now, here's another tale from. The Storybook of Misused Words. An Intense Story of Somber Purpose,". Including ...
