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90The History of Poetry
Traces the history of poetry from its origins in early agricultural societies where it was spoken or chanted as a spell to promote good harvests through to the end of the twentieth century.
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88The Art of Poetry Writing: How to Write a Prose Poem: Ten Critical Steps
Prose poetry is difficult to write because it tends towards wordiness. For many, it becomes nothing more than chunks of prose they’ve broken up into lines and fashioned into something that merely resembles a poem. But poetry is not a matrix to...
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90Walter Benton: The Passionate Poet
Walter Benton has been my bedside companion for a very long time, going back to college where I discovered him 50 years ago. I have shared him with many " creatures of an hour ", most intimately with my beautiful bride, and have never tired of his...
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86How to guide on writing essays -- tips and tricks to write effectively
Writing essays is easy if you follow this process and complete each step. Make things easy for yourself so you can devote your energy where it matters.
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85Build Tension through Structure – Part 1: Introduction
When you think of tension, you probably think in terms of plot – of a storyline that keeps you glued to the page. However, "tension" is also a momentary psychological effect you can create through the manner in which you structure your prose. It...
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84Writing Tips: Showing vs. Telling-- it's all About Gravy
How to write compelling scene, that shows instead of tells.
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83Build Tension through Structure – Part 2: Punctuation, Fragments & Italics
In my hub entitled "Build Tension through Structure – Part 1: Introduction," I mentioned several ways in which you can use the structure of your prose to build tension. In this follow-up, I'll focus on a few of those in greater detail, and...
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82A Nurse's Poem: The Difference A Day Makes
I was inspired to write this today, thanks to my one and only sister. She surprised me with a Nurse's Day gift, for the first time ever!
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82Thimbles, Rhythms & Natures of Things - Part 1
My mother promised her gold thimble to whichever of her three daughters learned to sew the best and eventually I was the one who won it. That was no small victory for a small baby sister! My eldest sister...
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80Romanticism: Readings and Representations in the 18th Century.
William Blake was born in 1757. Blake was anti-Puritan and adopted the romantic view of the time towards children, which was empathetic and liberating as opposed to the Puritan view, which regarded children...
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