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On Helen Forrest’s birthday, “I remember you”
I always think of FDR's death on April 12 but here's something nice to think about: Helen Forrest (nee Fogel) was born today. Here she sings a Johnny Mercer lyric: and wait till you…
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Playing the Lines [by Terese Svoboda]
One of the first tasks I’ve given neophyte writers is to free associate for ten minutes and then lineate the last ten lines of their writing so it “looks” like poetry. I’m trusting that…
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How Can You Tell What It Is? A conversation with Victoria Redel [by Terese Svoboda]
Having published books of both fiction and poetry, Victoria Redel (above) and I are often asked how we differentiate between genres at the creative stage. Terese Svoboda: The beast presents itself, an image…
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“The Mysterious Arrival of an Unusual Letter” [by Mark Strand] (on his birthday, April 11)
It had been a long day at the office and a long ride back to the small apartment where I lived. When I got there I flicked on the light and saw on…
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For Prose Writers Who Want to Write Poetry: A Reading List [by Terese Svoboda]
Prose writers make sparks through character and plot, endlessly blackening the page from one margin to the other. But there are some who recognize that sometimes emotion needs to breath. I like to point…
