I am banning myself from submitting any poetry to lit journals until 2010. From now until the end of the year I will revise and refine work and read poetry. I have been careless in sending out work that was not ready or worthy. That is obvious to me. I’ve been sloppy. I’ve been hung [...]
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A Self-Imposed Ban
Posted in Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Clare's Publications, Creative Writing, Creativity, Literature, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Consumed By Poetry: A Dangerous Occurence
Posted in Creativity, Literature, Poetry, Poets, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Creative Writing, Creativity, Literature, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poets, Self, Southern Literature, The Writing Life, Women Poets, Women Writers, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am locked into writing at night when the house is asleep. When I can work uninterrupted and reach the places I need to, in stillness and with concentrated effort. So I suffer some sleeplessness and my family suffers a little because I don’t function well before noon.
Overnight I managed to write three “wild” and [...]
Quiet on the Blog Front
Posted in Body, Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Body, Creative Writing, Creativity, Literature, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Writing Life, Women Poets, Women Writers, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of writing going on here and submitting too, to lit journals. Looking forward to brushing my teeth and going to bed. These late hours of writing are a solace and a sin.
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Posted in Creativity on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am writing my life to wholeness.
Close to the truth, but not
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Creativity, Death, Death of a Parent, Family, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Coast, Love, Mother, Nature, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Cajun, Clare's Publications, Creative Writing, Creativity, Death, Family, Life, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Coast, Louisiana Poets, Love, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The South, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t usually post poems on this blog, but this poem was previously published in an online journal that unfortunately doesn’t exist any longer.
SCATTERING ASHES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO
Storm-light cracks the rain-whipped windshield.
We are numbed by the beat of the blades & grief.
Your childhood was a shattered peace; memories cut on broken hearts.
When your father [...]
Reunion
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Cajun, Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Music, Poetry, Poets, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Art, Bipolar Disease, Creative Writing, Creativity, Literature, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Music, National Poetry Month, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Arts, The South, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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I wrote a new poem last night/today titled REUNION. I feel it is in final form and will be sending it out very soon. I am prepping material for my anticipated feature at Casa Azul in Grand Coteau, LA in April (National Poetry Month) of 2010. I know it is a ways [...]
Living Truer To My Self
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Cajun, Creativity, Death, Death of a Child, Health, Literary Journals, Literature, Mother, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Body, Cajun, Creative Writing, Creativity, Death, Death of a Child, Family, Health, Life, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Love, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Arts, The South, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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In 2004 the death of my beloved child prompted me to look deeply at my life and how I could live truer to my self from the point of Adam’s death onward. What meant the most to me beyond my own and my family’s health and well-being was to be the writer [...]
Nice to meet ya, again.
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Body, Books, Cajun, Creative Nonfiction, Creativity, Death, Friendship, Language, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Love, Memoirs, Moon, Mother, Nature, New Orleans, Photography, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, Self Portraits, Short Fiction, Sunsets, The Writing Life, Theatre, Word List, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Body, Cajun, Clare's Publications, Creative Writing, Creativity, Death, Life, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Love, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Arts, The South, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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Each success, no matter how small, in practice of what I love is a lightning strike against the dark. And I have been in dark, metaphorically dark and literally extinguished places. I’ve been around fires a blazin’ too and they can be happy places!
Ah ha, yes. Well.
I am a poet/mother/wife living with bipolar disease. [...]
All’s Quiet
Posted in Creativity on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I sent a book, a manuscript of a book, to a first book contest today. My chances are slim to nil but I did it anyway. I see flashes of brilliance in my work but that quality is uneven. I am too careless and hurried with the work. I think what I sent is publishable [...]
I Can Now Reveal
Posted in Creativity, Literary Journals, Literature, Love, Mother, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Clare's Publications, Creative Writing, Creativity, Literature, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Love, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My poem “Premature” will appear in the Oct. 2010 “Desiring Motherhood” issue of Literary Mama, we are very happy to announce.
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