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Solaces
I have no idea when I first discovered Solaces' poetry, but however that happy accident happened, I'm very glad it did. Solaces writes both poetry and prose, but I've (so far) only read her poetry, and it's lovely. She has an lovely, reserved style to her words that makes each poem worth reading over and over again, to take in both the language and the meaning that unfolds from it.
Anyway, it's Solaces' poetry I'm going to feature here, because it is gorgeously written. I'm sure her prose is equally fantastic, and either way, I'm going to highly recommend you take a trip to her gallery and read some of the amazing works there (some of which have been featured below), because you really won't regret it.
Anyway, it's Solaces' poetry I'm going to feature here, because it is gorgeously written. I'm sure her prose is equally fantastic, and either way, I'm going to highly recommend you take a trip to her gallery and read some of the amazing works there (some of which have been featured below), because you really won't regret it.
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Almanac.
It is not October until something chases you home.Being the October feature, I thought it was only fitting we have some sort of poem about or involving October and imagine to my surprise and joy when I found that Solaces did, indeed, have such a poem. It's a lovely poem, full of cautious sort of longing written carefully and elegantly.
If it's not the discovery of an uncharted lunar phase,
then it could be your own.
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don't get tired of elephants yet.
I wouldn't know how it feelsI think - I'm not sure - this was the first poem I read by Solaces, and I have to admit, it was the elephant motif that really did it for me. It's a gorgeous poem: cynical and reassuring in turns and at the same time; understated and lovely throughout. Give it a read!
to hurt to walk, but I imagine
with a destination like farther,
it's no pilgrimage.
So take the burden off your back.
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Mollusca.
On the day of the dewinging:What I love about this poem is the beginning and the ending, and how they echo and fit each other so very perfectly. This is not to ignore everything else in the poem: the story created by this poem is full of angels and achingly gorgeous.
bury me alive.
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Front Row Pew Musings.
It was a prayer like howling at the moon.The stunning religious imagery in this poem, along with the wonderfully impeccable language and everything else this poem does makes it really difficult to adequately and accurately comment on it in a short paragraph. Go forth and read.
He could hear it crater up in his voice.
It was a prayer like grieving in the grass.
We Solaces.
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amour-raven
on Youthful Summer by SpiderLondon
I enjoy the focused use of commas and the sparing use of periods. There is an uninterrupted flow to the poem and I FEEL as if I'm floating through the sentences.
Although, grammatically speaking, the capitalization of the words at the beginning of each line after a comma can be a little distracting.
If you read the poem aloud, it runs on and even at the commas (pauses) I am running out of breath.
read the full critique here.
Braxton-T-Rutledge
on these things become me by ourage.
The poem isn't confusing, but it seems like the voice of the poem is not so much revelling in self discovery as assuming the reader doesn't know that this happens, that the reader has never had this experience, which is strange, because the experience is universal.
read the full critique here.
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NaNoWriMo Resources
NaNoWriMo is upon us! Well, upon you, anyway, not me. Here are some resources: the official site's forum page has a lot to offer, as does this Unofficial NaNoWriMo Resource Binder. Also, have thorns NaNoWriMo Resources for a more dA-centric thing. Good luck!
8 Ways to Help You Write Without Writing
\here, by Cheyanne-Author, something that all sort of writers will find useful, I'm sure.
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