“Someday, I hope to stay
who I am in the woods
when out of them—
Aware
Grateful
Awed”
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
This is an excerpt from a poem called “Lessons in September”. I have been thinking that I need to get back to tromping though the woods. I got out of the habit this year, but it’s been to my detriment.
Last month I began to write about my poetry journey. Since then, I am happy to tell you that my poetry course has been going really well. The professor is hilarious! I have discovered some of the things that I have been doing wrong. For example, I am tempted to leave my poems in their original form, because they come from my heart. But my poems will be stronger if I revise and/or edit them. This is one of the things I intend to work on in the new year.
I have discovered that I love Nikita Gill’s poems, and it’s probably because she writes a lot of nature poetry. Have you ever read any of her poems? Have a look at this article for a tiny taste.
Did you hear that “Spell World Backwards” by Bren Simmers won the CBC poetry prize? I could totally relate to that poem, as my father had Alzheimer’s. I’d love to read the book it comes from.
In 2023, I am going to look for more opportunities to read and write poems.
How about you? How’s your poetry writing coming along?
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Thanks for linking the article about Nikita Gill. I love her poem 93Percent Stardust!
Yes, I love that poem too.
Checked out both poets. Wow! There is definitely something about reading poetry that is so different from other genres. We have to do something together in the new year.
Definitely we’ll figure out a challenge.
Sounds good.