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Adam Patric Miller: Blood Orange

How do you get ideas for your poems? The visiting poet says he goes into the woods to catch a deer but always comes back with a rabbit or a … Continue reading

November 19, 2025 · 4 Comments

Djelloul Marbrook: The Poet is a Luthier

A poem is a musical instrument. The way its author plays it is not necessarily the way others will play it. The poet is a luthier. He uses certain materials … Continue reading

March 22, 2015 · 1 Comment

Doug Anderson: The Fierce Economy of Eros

In creative writing classes I often have students do an exercise where they write the most down and dirty sex scene they can. I tell them that I won’t look … Continue reading

January 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

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