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Blackout Poetry: 3 Steps to Writing Stories from Others’ Words
Imagine looking at a page full of words and seeing a story begin to appear. That’s what happens with blackout poetry. It’s the story you tell from the words already told… mostly. Let me show you what I mean…. Here’s how to create your own blackout poetry/story in 3 simple…
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Words Stay with Me…. {Six Word Wednesday}
What’s your story in six today?
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When Writing Leads to Art … Leads to Writing…. Leads to Art…. And Writing!
Words have always been an important part of my life – from learning them with my mom and grandmom as wee one at bedtime, to playing with them in creative writing nearly every day, to teaching the power (and fun!) of them for 20+ years – so imagine my dismay when words became unreachable to me. From forgetting…
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Finding the Words….
It’s funny what we can learn from seemingly difficult situations if we just take the time and trust the process, isn’t it? Lately, I’ve struggled with what to do when those voices inside our head take a break. Find the words and nurture the voices, of course! For as long as I can remember, words…
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Helping Teens Handle Life. And Death.
Being a high school teacher affords me many opportunities to help teens handle life. And loss. It is at once: enlightening, encouraging, painful, and honest. Emotions are raw, understanding often limited, and nearly all experiences are ‘firsts.’ Sadly, some, like birth and death, become second- and third-time experiences for a few. Being there, with a shoulder,…
