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Category: essay

A New Reading List

Posted on March 15, 2023March 14, 2023 by Constance Brewer
A New Reading List

Let’s take a look at a new reading list. Back when we were reading for the Crone Issue, we asked what books our poets were reading – and not just poetry books, but any book, modern or classic. The results were surprising. So many books we’d never heard of, but after reading reviews, got added […]

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Posted in essay, Miscellaneous, reviewTagged book list, book reviews, books, Reading List

4 Ways to Jump Start Your Poetry

Posted on August 15, 2022August 14, 2022 by Constance Brewer
4 Ways to Jump Start Your Poetry

4 Ways to Jump Start Your Poetry: Imagine you’re driving on an unknown dirt road and come to a five-way stop. (work with me here) Not using a GPS, or a map, you need to make a decision on which way to go. You know where you’ve been. Excitement rises at the possibilities. Each direction […]

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Posted in essay, writing processTagged essay, poetry, writing poetry, writing process

You Do You

Posted on June 1, 2022May 31, 2022 by Constance Brewer
You Do You

No matter what the circumstances, you do you. Almost all Lit mags tell you to read past issues to get a feel for what they want. That’s mostly true. There’s a pattern there, sometimes subconscious, of what the editors are attracted to in a poem. We all have our likes and dislikes, our biases, and […]

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Posted in essayTagged editor's life, essay, gyroscope review

There’s a (Better) Title Out There

Posted on November 1, 2021October 31, 2021 by Constance Brewer
There’s a (Better) Title Out There

Bless me oh poetry gods, for I have sinned. I gave my poem a boring, abstract title that even made me lose interest in it. How many poems have you seen with a title like ‘Love’, ‘Justice’, or ‘Morning’? Your brain is left scrambling even before you dive into the poem. It may set up […]

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