While all the flowering trees are exploding around Austin, the tall trees seem to hold back and wait. And then one day, you blink and the world is green. Today is the moment before.
tiny tight twigs wait
under these… Read the rest!
This form of haiku–5-7-5–is an Americanization of the art form. Really, haiku are not limited by syllables. Yes they are short. But the “most important characteristic of haiku,” says Michael Dylan Welch in his blog Graceguts is how it conveys, … Read the rest!
T.S. Eliot’s poem The Wasteland begins with this line: April is the cruelest month. The next few lines yearn for winter’s return so that we can remain wrapped in snow’s forgetful cover, safe from memory and desire stirring in the… Read the rest!
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Writing Resources
Because we work by ourselves, writers and illustrators often feel alone. We aren’t but sometimes we need to be reminded of all the great resources around us. Here are a few that I rely on for classes, news and general good thinking:
