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Wellness Journaling: How to Journal for Wellness

By Elle LaMarca | July 15, 2024 | 2
Wellness Journaling: How to Journal for Wellness

Keeping a wellness journal allows us to monitor our health in a way that’s both freeing and healing. Traditionally, journaling is a way to keep a written record of our…

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What is Poetry?: Helping You Define Poetry for Yourself

By Sean Glatch | July 8, 2024 | 7

What is poetry? Well, it’s the oldest form of literature, a full-throated inquiry into the human experience, a means of compressing life into the fewest words, etc. All of these…

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Ghazal Poetry: How to Write a Ghazal Poem

By Sean Glatch | March 31, 2024 | 9
writing ghazal poetry

The ghazal poem is an intricate, richly symbolic poetry form that finds its origins in 7th century Arabia. Ghazal poetry typically ruminates on matters of love (both divine and earthly),…

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Capturing the Art of Storytelling: Techniques & Tips

By Sean Glatch | March 18, 2024 | 12
the art of storytelling

It is hard to describe the art of storytelling, but you know good storytelling it when you read it. You read a passage of prose and it raises your arm…

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How to Write a Poetry Book and Get It Published

By Sean Glatch | February 19, 2024 | 16
how to write a poetry book

Writing a poetry book requires courage, stamina, and a lot of patience with yourself. The poetry book ranks at the top of many poets’ to-do lists, but getting a manuscript in…

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Word Play: Examples of a Play on Words

By Sean Glatch | January 15, 2024 | 6
wordplay definition

It goes without saying that writers are drawn to language, but because we love words so much, the English language is filled with word play. By interrogating the complexities of…

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Cinquain Poetry: How to Write a Cinquain Poem

By Sean Glatch | December 11, 2023 | 21
how to write a cinquain poem

A cinquain is a stanza composed of five lines, which makes a cinquain poem a poem composed of five-line stanzas. These short poems are the perfect length to find insight…

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Examples of Short Poems and How to Write Them

By Sean Glatch | October 16, 2023 | 13
Examples of Short Poems

Great poetry can be any length: long poems can sprawl across pages like interstate highways, but short poems can be just as moving and powerful. Short form poetry, which includes…

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What is Theme? A Look at 20 Common Themes in Literature

By Sean Glatch | August 28, 2023 | 21
common themes in literature

When someone asks you “What is this book about?”, there are a few ways you can answer. There’s “plot,” which refers to the literal events in the book, and there’s…

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How to Write an Acrostic Poem: Examples and Forms

By Sean Glatch | August 14, 2023 | 12
how to write an acrostic poem

If you’re a fan of steganography—the art of concealing messages in text—you might enjoy writing an acrostic poem. From the abecedarian to the golden shovel, acrostic poetry hijacks the poem’s…

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