Ramblings in the Woods
Every day, sometimes several times a day, I go out with my dog into the forest just beyond the boundary of our yard. Home to all kinds of wildlife–turkeys, foxes, coyotes, deer, bears, and even fishers and moose–the woods have become an extension of my home. Although sometimes I begrudge the chore of early morning…
I Am A Poet
I wrote my first poem, a song, when I was seven years old, “I’m higher than the mountaintops swinging on my swing…” I wrote poems off and on over the next forty plus years. I shared some and showed others how to write them. But poetry was mostly just a pastime. I took poetry courses…
Poetry Is Revision
Sometimes a poet effortlessly pens the perfect words to capture a moment, an image, or a feeling into a flawless poem. More often, if she’s like me, her first attempt is scrawled upon a page with imperfect rhythm, a clichéd phrase or two, clunky lines, and rhymes that feel a bit forced. Sometimes, if I’m…
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Denise T. Drapeau 