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A Word on Wednesday: Creativity

Posted on November 28, 2018 by wiscopoet

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Question: Is Creativity any thing more than perspective? If all the world can see … what can an artist see differently? What gives someone the right to claim a creative life. As a writer, I struggle to distinguish what I do. I want to… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Creativity”

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A Word on Wednesday: Novel

Posted on November 1, 2017 by wiscopoet

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Novel, noun: a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. Writing a novel has eluded me. And it’s not for lack of want. It is, to be honest, for lack of wanting it enough. I am, you see, a real fine starter. I’m 36,000 words… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Novel”

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A Word on Wednesday: Chapbook

Posted on November 30, 2016 by wiscopoet

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A few chapbooks in my collection by Wisconsin poets: Jean Biegun, LaMoine MacLaughlin, and Stephen P. Mickey. The noun chapbook was coined in the early Nineteenth Century by combining the words chapman and book. This small paperback book, oftentimes just a mere pamphlet, is… Continue Reading “A Word on Wednesday: Chapbook”

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