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The Gift of Poetry This Holiday Season
Read more: The Gift of Poetry This Holiday SeasonFrom Newborn Stars to Old Woman Moon: The 2019 Year-End Anthology Gyroscope Review is pleased to once again present our year-end anthology of fine contemporary poetry just in time for your holiday shopping. This year’s offering, From Newborn Stars to Old Woman Moon, shares the work of all 158 poets who appeared in our pages…
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Poetry Triggers – Music
Read more: Poetry Triggers – MusicWhat flips you over into a poetry mindset? A word, a smell, a glimpse of a sunset over the mountains, the feel of sand while walking on a beach? Many times, for me, it’s a song. It could be the music or the words, but the winning combination is usually the right mix of intelligent…
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THE WRITING LIFE: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY
Read more: THE WRITING LIFE: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITYBeing a writer and editor means spending a lot of time in front of a computer. When there’s an opportunity to take these skills out into the community, far away from the familiarity of one’s own desk, it’s important to take it. I’ve been lucky to have had three such opportunities this fall, all very…
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Great Openings in Poetry
Read more: Great Openings in PoetryInstead of telling you of my trials and tribulations pertaining to the writing of multiple poems per week, I thought instead I’d discuss some of my influences – a poet whose work I admire, a poet I read for inspiration, a poet who piss me off because I will never, ever be able to turn…