Blogs about: Sharon Olds

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Day 294: Insomnia Ensues, A Morning of Poetry, An Afternoon of Wallowa Water Bliss

leahjorgensen wrote 1 week ago: Monday, July 7   I didn’t sleep well.  It’s a portentous thing that worried me before I even … more »

Tags: 365 Day Log, Anita Helle, Billy Collins, celiac disease, fishtrap, Gluten-free, insomnia, Literature, Peter Sears

Poets In The Movies!

famouspoet wrote 1 month ago: I can’t say that I cared very much for Sean Penn’s “Into The Wild”. It … more »

Tags: Movies, Sean Penn, Into the Wild

Into the Grain of the Cloud10 comments

Deborah Barlow wrote 1 month ago: For two months now I’ve been digging in the field of grief and loss with nothing but a spoon. … more »

Tags: Body, Personal, Poetry, Wisdom, ART-making, Ecstasy

#355 - Books That Make Me Cry8 comments

Paul wrote 2 months ago: …and here’s why: For A Separate Peace, it’s the moment Gene learns about Finny … more »

Tags: Books, Entertainment, animals, The Gold Cell, A Separate Peace, high fidelity, Cry, Tears, Emo

The Fabulous Sharon Olds, and Other Poetic Things!

hollywrites wrote 3 months ago: Wow! Just back from the Sharon Olds reading at the University of Toledo–truly fabulous! She wa … more »

Tags: Social Action & Feminism, musings, School, Toledo, glass, Poetry, Teaching, writing, National Poetry Month

Happy First Birthday, My Love1 comment

jordanbucher wrote 3 months ago: Newsletter to come after the party dies down and the visitors have gone, but for now, a bit from one … more »

Tags: Henry Wallace, First Birthday

April is National Soft Pretzel Month4 comments

hoffmakatie wrote 3 months ago: But I prefer poetry. Here’s the delightful Sharon Olds reading her “Self Portrait, Rear … more »

Tags: Inspiration, Poetry, aging, killer buns, Women

"Apparently Personal"

annewelsh wrote 3 months ago: I love this phrase “apparently personal” used by Sharon Olds to describe her poems in an … more »

Tags: References, Literature, poetry, first person narratives, autobiography, first person poetry, autobiographical poetry

Creative Outlets

hollywrites wrote 3 months ago: It’s National Poetry Month, and I’ve been running on a creative high, fueled by reading … more »

Tags: musings, Music, media & pop culture, Dave Matthews Band, School, Poetry, Video, Books, Teaching

Little Things13 comments

heatherinparadise wrote 4 months ago: Tonight I’ve been thinking about the impact we allow others to have on our lives, the way their in … more »

Tags: Poetry

Hanging on2 comments

pdom wrote 5 months ago: It’s the time of term when things naturally — or rather, normally — start to disin … more »

Tags: M, E, Cats, Shoes, Teaching, Students, TK Maxx, Michael Laskey

Self-Exam

Doc wrote 6 months ago: by Sharon Olds They tell you it won’t make much sense, at first, you will have to learn the t … more »

Tags: Poetry

Sharon Olds: "Self Portrait, Rear View"

matt wrote 8 months ago: Self Portrait, Rear View At first I almost do not believe it, in the hotel triple mirror That that … more »

Tags: Video

"Make a wish..."1 comment

myinneredge wrote 9 months ago: Sometimes, I just stand back in total amazement. I have two beautiful, healthy daughters who are j … more »

Tags: Family, mothering, Photo Canvases, Photography, Poems, Poetry, Wholeness, writing

February 21, 20077 comments

devonellington wrote 1 year ago: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Waxing Moon Saturn Retrograde Mercury Retrograde Sunny and cold Ash Wed … more »

Tags: writing, Blogging, Blogroll, Reading, Cats, Ink in My Coffee, Circadian Poems, The Literary Athlete, A Biblio Paradise

Simple

devonellington wrote 1 year ago: Simple By Wren Fallon (For Sharon Olds and Jackie Kay) Poetry about simple things Succinct visions o … more »

Tags: Poetry, circadian, Inspiration, image, Jackie Kay


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