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"I have been her kind."

Anne Sexton was born on this day in 1928, and I had to write a post, however brief it may be, to celebrate her birthday.  I’ve been drawn to her work for a very long time — to her courage,… more →

A Century of Nerve

"I have been her kind." — 2 comments

emmabolden wrote 1 month ago: Anne Sexton was born on this day in 1928, and I had to write a post, however brief it may be, to cel … more →

Tags: mullings and ramblings, poetry superheroes, the confessionals, Perspiration? Inspiration?, Confessionalism, poem-of-the-day, Poetry Rock Stars, Stick Figure Pedagogy, Stick figures ARE art

San Juan, Puerto Rico: Confessional Literature Workshop

ivetteromero wrote 5 months ago: Mairym Cruz-Bernal is hosting a creative writing workshop focusing on confessional literature with e … more →

Tags: Upcoming Events, Literary Workshop, Mairym Cruz-Bernal, Puerto Rico

Amazing Teachers and Amazing Students Who Become Their Teachers' Teachers — 4 comments

emmabolden wrote 8 months ago: This week, my experiences as a graduate student and as a professor have intertwined and intersected … more →

Tags: mullings and ramblings, poetry superheroes, poem for the day, awesome kids we should all keep an eye out for, the confessionals, influences, bad behavior in public places, Ranting and raving, Inspiration

Emma comes from a country as far away as health. — 1 comment

emmabolden wrote 8 months ago: See how that went?  See?  See how I am, apparently, physically incapable of keeping up with any kind … more →

Tags: disappearances, wonders and apparitions, Teaching, poetry superheroes, poem for the day, cool/not cool, the confessionals, bad behavior in public places, Inspiration

Bookworm Wednesday: John Fante

aninsideoutsock wrote 8 months ago: Who? John Fante What? Bukowski’s literary father, an italian migrant, and one of the best conf … more →

Tags: Bookworm Wednesday, Knut Hamsun, John Fante, bukowski, J.D Salinger, Henry Miller

"Why a story at all? Why not, simply, the truth?" — 1 comment

emmabolden wrote 8 months ago: I’ve decided to take a brief break from NaPoMo to write an entry I’ve been avoiding for … more →

Tags: Appearances, mullings and ramblings, Writing Life, Random musings, Teaching, the genre line (and stepping over it), the confessionals, bad behavior in public places, Ranting and raving

Hive Mind

emmabolden wrote 8 months ago: We finished Ariel in my Confessional Lit class today, which meant a lot of talk about bees (and some … more →

Tags: mullings and ramblings, poetry superheroes, poem for the day, bad behavior in public places, Inspiration, A festival of photos, nonappearances, Poets I should probably pay more attention to, Labyrinths and Minotaurs

"I simply cannot see where there is to get to."

emmabolden wrote 9 months ago: In my previous two NaPoMo incarnations as a NaPoWriMo participant, I sometimes wrote and posted very … more →

Tags: mullings and ramblings, wonders and apparitions, Teaching, poetry superheroes, poem for the day, the confessionals, Inspiration, A festival of linkage, The Thoughts of a Poetry Fan Girl

Stick Figure Pedagogy — 2 comments

emmabolden wrote 9 months ago: Pre-Poem Side Note (or Forenote) (or Proem) (Except It’s Prose) … Ahem … Pre-Poem … more →

Tags: won't you please please help me, Thought for the day, Teaching, poetry superheroes, poem for the day, awesome kids we should all keep an eye out for, the confessionals, collect, John Berryman

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote the droghte of March hath perced to the roote ... — 3 comments

emmabolden wrote 9 months ago: … then it’s time for National Poetry Month! Thomas Stearns dares. Do you? For the past t … more →

Tags: disappearances, mullings and ramblings, the poem factory, poetry superheroes, poem for the day, cool/not cool, influences, Ranting and raving, Inspiration

"I'm Miss American Dream Since I Was Seventeen." — 2 comments

emmabolden wrote 9 months ago: Spring break, that glorious marathon of paper grading and housework that should’ve been done l … more →

Tags: mullings and ramblings, Thought for the day, LOLCats, Teaching, the three jobs, Cat Macros, childhood ailments and other daily disasters, the confessionals, bad behavior in public places

"Well isn't it odd, Anna?" — 2 comments

emmabolden wrote 10 months ago: At the start of 2001, I was twenty years old, and beginning my second semester as a junior in colleg … more →

Tags: Readings, Introductions, Books, mullings and ramblings, Random musings, Teaching, the three jobs, awesome kids we should all keep an eye out for, the genre line (and stepping over it)


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