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On the seventh day of Christmas, Emma rants on publishing . . .4 comments

emmabolden wrote 4 days ago: When I was in fourth grade, I loved writing more than anything; it was one of the few arenas in whic … more →

Tags: A manifesto of sorts, Academic inquiries, accidental confessions, Art and life and love and The Big Stuff, bad behavior in public places, Bad girls and good girls gone bad, Books, Edumacation, Emma's theories on what makes for Very Good Poetry

On the twelth day of blogging ...5 comments

emmabolden wrote 1 week ago: Ah, fair readers and citizens of the blogosphere, I have let this blog go to waste!  As usual, a dre … more →

Tags: Q & A, Appearances, Magazines, Summation(s), Requests, mullings and ramblings, Submissions, the poem factory, Writing Life

A Post Which Apparently And Unwittingly Turned Into A Manifesto Of Sorts3 comments

emmabolden wrote 6 months ago: In high school — well, in 9th and 10th grade, at least — my favorite days were Wednesday … more →

Tags: Hopes And Dreams, mullings and ramblings, the poem factory, Writing Life, Thought for the day, wonders and apparitions, Random musings, Teaching, Training

LOLCat Break

emmabolden wrote 11 months ago: More to come, and very soon, but first, I found it necessary to blog this literary LOLCat.  In fact, … more →

Tags: LOLCats, Cat Macros, Cats in Bags, literary practical jokes, 2009 Is the Year of LOL

The Siege in the Room, Report for Day Two: Double, double, toil and trouble.1 comment

emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: I’m knee-deep in research right now — almost literally. I’m working with at least … more →

Tags: Hopes And Dreams, Summation(s), mullings and ramblings, Submissions, the poem factory, Writing Life, wonders and apparitions, Random musings, witches in stitches

"Just when you think this show is terrible, something wonderful happens."2 comments

emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: As a child, I was a big fan of The Muppet Show.  I’m going to go ahead and revise that stateme … more →

Tags: A festival of linkage, mullings and ramblings, perfection is boring. period., Perspiration? Inspiration?, Random musings, the poem factory, Thought for the day, Writing Life, [Expletive Deleted!!]

There's a lot to be learned from a spinning windmill and a terrifying clown5 comments

emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: Every fall at Auburn, I’ve had my Composition I students write an essay in which they examine … more →

Tags: disappearances, Evaluations, Summation(s), mullings and ramblings, Writing Life, Thought for the day, Random musings, Teaching, childhood ailments and other daily disasters

As for me, I am a watercolor. I wash off.7 comments

emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: A visual aid to the forthcoming story provided by Eric Conveys an Emotion: One day at young writers … more →

Tags: Magazines, Hopes And Dreams, Evaluations, mullings and ramblings, Submissions, the poem factory, Writing Life, Random musings, the confessionals

Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata4 comments

emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: I simply cannot NOT post this, found on Choriamb’s page via Ross White’s: Brilliant. Abs … more →

Tags: Hopes And Dreams, wonders and apparitions, LOLCats, poetry superheroes, Cat Macros, influences, Inspiration

Is there not much more joy in a table and more chairs and very likely roundness and a place to put them.6 comments

emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: I am, at the moment, very angry with WordPress, as I just wrote a lovely entry, which WordPress chos … more →

Tags: haribo, mullings and ramblings, Thought for the day, Random musings, Teaching, poetry superheroes, cool/not cool, influences, nom nom nom

A Very Nice4 comments

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: Last night, I finished grading and Macbeth prep (seriously, how lucky am I to make a living by teach … more →

Tags: Hopes And Dreams, Books, mullings and ramblings, the poem factory, Writing Life, Thought for the day, Random musings, Jungian analysis

Unpleasant things to come home to.

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: 1. Cat vomit. 2. If a literary magazine keeps your poems for over a year and a half, they could at l … more →

Tags: Evaluations, LOLCats, Cat Macros

Report from the Land of Ailments Usually Acquired in Grade School

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: I have a notorious record of catching childhood ailments much later than I should, first established … more →

Tags: childhood ailments and other daily disasters, haribo, Submissions, Teaching

ZOMG RADIOHEAD ZOMG

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: My computer is currently happily downloading In Rainbows. We are at 38% and counting. Soon, we will … more →

Tags: Appearances, Magazines, radiohead ZOMG, Readings, Submissions

It's No Use.4 comments

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: When I teach creative writing, I try to be as honest with my students as possible about what it … more →

Tags: Hopes And Dreams, mullings and ramblings, Submissions, Writing Life, Thought for the day, Random musings, Teaching, poetry superheroes, poem for the day

Surfacing

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: I am beginning to come up for air after the whirlwind trip to New York and subsequent tsunami of cat … more →

Tags: Readings, Appearances, Submissions, Chapbooks, Random musings, Teaching, Revision, the three jobs

Post-Vacation (A Summation)4 comments

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: The Bad: The two-hour drive from Vacation Location to Home Location this morning was supposed to las … more →

Tags: Appearances, Magazines, Evaluations, Summation(s), Submissions, Writing Life, filet o'fish

The Good Rejection7 comments

emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: I did not realize how long of a lapse there had been between postings until I was threatened with ph … more →

Tags: Evaluations, mullings and ramblings, Submissions, Writing Life


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