choose the bigger life
choose the better life poetry series, poetry workshop on September 29, fall writing prompt
choose the bigger life poetry series
choose the bigger life woke up at eight, swam in lake fresh september day
I love the easy decision making phrase I learned from author Gretchen Rubin @gretchenrubin. When in doubt, choose the bigger life, the adventure, the thing that will be bigger in some way, more exciting, more adventurous, more challenging, more lasting. I dedicate my September poetry series to choosing the bigger life, whatever that might be and will write a daily poem about my choices.
I would love to read about your choices and endeavors too, share them using #choosethebiggerlifeseptember and if you write poetry #choosethebiggerlifepoem
fall writing prompt
write a poem or story or create something inspired by being late.
precious late bloomer open up in your own time beauty in patience
book news - poetry anthologies
my poems have been published in three poetry anthologies:
Hope is a Group Project- a poetry anthology
Edited and compiled by Claire Thom, published by The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, now available via Amazon.com.
An inspirational anthology of hope, featuring poems by 98 international writers and original illustrations by Scottish artist Colin Thom.
All royalties will be donated to projecthope.org
Listen to me reading my poem “Clouds will disappear” featured in the anthology here
Seaside Syllables
This poetry anthology created and compiled by Kim Brake brought 10 women together in an international collaborative project that collectively inspired creativity and connections, available via Amazon.com.
Expressions from the Heart
Edited and compiled by Ishita Ganguly
Published by Inkquills Publishing House, India, available via Amazon.com
An anthology containing poems by 40 women writers from 15 countries
music collaboration
My poem “On the other side” featured in Expressions from the Heart has found a new home in a music collaboration with @noahmahlermusic
write a hellokoo, read a hellokoo, support a hellokoo
I have been writing Hellokoo poems inspired by the wonderful community led by Naomi @hellokoos_by_naomi since February of 2021. Here is a recent one inspired by the prompt “you are not alone”
you are not alone holding you from far away know that I am here
poetry workshop
Join me in a poetry workshop inspired by the exhibition “Poetry in painting -graphic works by Chagall and his contemporaries” at Kunsthalle Weishaupt in Ulm. The course will be held in German, you are welcome to write in your preferred language.
Donnerstag, 29. September, 15:00– 16:30 Uhr.
Ein Angebot der Frauenakademie der VH Ulm. Der Kurs ist auch für interessierte Personen offen, die nicht Teilnehmerinnen der Frauenakademie sind.