by Kristin | Apr 30, 2018 | Creative Writing, writing lessons
I love writing poems. They are self contained and generally come easy to me. I began seriously writing poetry back in college, and was even part of a poetry writing group. I went through a personal challenge in 2012 to write a poem at least once a week, so...
by Kristin | Apr 26, 2018 | TBT Past Poetry
Here. Now. Written April 2004 This is not about yesterday. It’s not about the day before, Nor the day before that. It’s not about things that were said Things that weren’t said Things that should have been said Things that couldn’t be said. It’s not about the past....
by Kristin | Apr 25, 2018 | Book Review, Christian, test
Confession: I am currently in the middle of reading 6 books. It was 7 until I finished one today. However, it was at 7 for less than 24 hours; I picked up and finished this book almost immediately, which is seriously saying something for someone with 2 kids....
by Kristin | Apr 19, 2018 | Creative Writing, writing lessons
Hey! You might love poetry or you might hate it, but there are a few things to know about reading poems I write. When you read poetry, only pause at punctuation – NOT at the end of lines. Sometimes (especially with poems with end rhymes), the thought will run...
by Kristin | Apr 16, 2018 | Creative Writing
Last night my husband and I went to see Postmodern Jukebox in concert. If you haven’t heard of them, they take modern and famous songs and do covers in an older music style: do-wop, Motown, big band, etc. It’s a completely different way of looking at...
