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December 21, 2012 By Meg Waite Clayton

A Little Robert Frost End-of-the-Word Poetry

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it …

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April 26, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Tobey Hiller: on poetry

This week's Poetry Tuesdays guest, Tobey Hiller, has published three volumes of poetry - Crossings, Certain Weathers (Oyez, 1980 and 1987) and Aqueduct (Clear …

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April 19, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Connie Post: Advice on Submitting Poetry

Today's Poetry Tuesday comes in the form of advice on how to establish a system for submission, compliments of award-winning poet Connie Post. Connie's work has …

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April 12, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

David Huddle: How I Found My Way to the Place Where They Give Out Those Poetic Licenses

For this week's Poetry Tuesday, I have some truly lovely words for you from David Huddle. He's the author of six books of poetry, most recently Glory River, and …

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April 5, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

J. Ruth Gendler: on poetry

I'm just absolutely thrilled to be kicking off National Poetry Month with best-selling poet and artist J. Ruth Gendler. "A bright new talent whose work is at …

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April 3, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

Page Davidson Clayton Poetry Prize, and 1st Books Paperback Row

Since this month is National Poetry Month, I'll be running Poetry Tuesdays instead of the usual Guest Author Wednesdays this month - and am very excited about …

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February 22, 2011 By Meg Waite Clayton

The Kama Sutra of Kindness, and the Importance of Sharing Our Words

Mary Mackey, a writer-pal of mine from a Bay Area group we both belong to, sent a note through the group about a poem of hers Garrison Keillor was going to read …

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December 20, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

Poetry Tuesday: an Eclipse, a Solstice, and a Post and Poem by Leslie Lytle

The confluence of winter solstice and lunar eclipse tonight, for me, calls out for poetry - and just in time, I recieved my annual solstice-poem card from my …

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November 18, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

And the Winners of the National Book Awards Are …

The National Book Award ceremonies were last night. Did you watch them? They don't have the audience of the Oscars or the Emmies, but at least in this internet …

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July 22, 2010 By Meg Waite Clayton

The All-True Story of How a Novel Gets Published, Part 11: We Need Permission! And a Latin Expert!

In Part 6 of this "All-True" series, I blogged about Beth Pearson and her amazing team who, among other things, flagged every place in The Four Ms. Bradwells …

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