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76Five Poetry Writing Exercises
by Stacie Naczelnik
Every poet can benefit from writing exercises because they give you the opportunity to brainstorm and practice new forms. For beginners, poetry exercises are a good way to learn how to write poetry. For... published 6 months ago
82How to Make a Chapbook - An Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guide
by Stacie Naczelnik
A chapbook is a hand-stitched pamphlet. In the colonial United States, street peddlers called chapmen sold chapbooks, which contained religious messages, political opinions, poetry, and popular pieces of... published 6 months ago
69How to Write a Blues Poem
by Stacie Naczelnik
Naturally, blues poetry has its roots in music. It is a form that reaches into the experiences and histories of African Americans. The early blues poems were actually sung by slaves working out in fields. ... published 6 months ago
64Book Review of Marilyn Chin's Rhapsody in Plain Yellow
by Stacie Naczelnik
The topics Marilyn Chin writes about in Rhapsody in Plain Yellow cover a wide range of themes. Her poems are about identity: national, cultural, and personal; love: friendly, familial, and... published 6 months ago
68Two Poems about Cats
by Stacie Naczelnik
I live with two cats, and they are spectacular. I dote on them unlike I have with any other cat, or living creature, before. My husband, who grew up thinking goldfish were pets, spoils our cats more than I... published 6 months ago
66Love is the Drug
by Stacie Naczelnik
Whether you love to read or write, or both, you will often come upon a common theme: love. Nearly every writer has written about love in some form. Love is a powerful emotion which convinces us to do the... published 6 months ago
70An Evolving Poetry Exercise
by Stacie Naczelnik
Sometimes, a poem takes years to complete…sometimes, a poem is never finished… The goal of this hub is two-fold: it offers a writing exercise any poet can use; and, it shows how revision can truly... published 6 months ago
62Long Life, by Mary Oliver--A Reader's Experience
by Stacie Naczelnik
Mary Oliver incorporates a series of essays and poems to write about the connection between nature, people, and animals. She writes about the small moments in life: a walk through a field, watching a... published 14 months ago
65Home of the Hub Haiku
by Stacie Naczelnik
A friend of mine had a Haiku contest on his myspace page--leading me to this idea: let's have a hubpages Haiku contest! Here's the Deal: I'll outline the basics of what a Haiku is...but, there are really no... published 11 months ago
61Book Review of Diva by Rafael Campo
by Stacie Naczelnik
Divided into five sections, or chapters, Diva represents Rafael Campo’s experiences, as a practicing physician, poet, and gay man, as well as the stories of his patients. Campo’s patients are mostly... published 6 months ago
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