Apr

12

Found Poetry, a primer

April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-poetry, how-to-]
by Nancy Waldman

detail, Genji Scroll, Goto Museum, Tokyo, Japan

I recently returned from a Writing Retreat planned and presented by the members of my local writing group. One of our participants, Krista MacKeigan taught a wonderful workshop on poetry and inspired me to try some found poetry.
I chose the words for my poem from […]

Apr

10

Journal on making an Altered Book

April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-process, journaling, found poetry-]
by Nancy Shepard Metzger Waldman
In the course of researching Altered Books for the January 2006 issue of The PCQ, I couldn’t resist tackling my first altered book. Here is the journal and some photos I made of the process and progress so far.
Take heart other beginners, from the lumpy pages and […]

Apr

10

The Altered Book: Karen Hatzigeorgiou

April 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-tutorial, process, art-]

In the spirit of transformation, using an existing book as your ‘canvas’ for art, assemblage and found poetry is an art form that holds unlimited possibilities. Artist Karen Hatzigeorgiou of Karen’s Whimsy allows us to take a glimpse at a few of her beautiful altered books. Her website is filled with tips and […]

Mar

21

Poetry: Exploration And Experience

March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-essay, poetry-]
What makes good poetry is a bit of a mystery to many of us. This chocked-full of tips article can help you make yours good enough to publish.
by guest contributor, Mary Diane Hausman
Are you ready to abandon your poems? Before you toss your newest poem away, revisit it using some exercises that have proven […]

Mar

16

a PCQ-QCP: write it down

March 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-quick creative practice, tip-]

a Quick Creative Practice
~simple practices have profound impacts~
Write Down All Your Ideas

Writing it down does several important things:
• keeps you from forgetting
fleeting […]