Category: All #Writing
Folding
What is folding? When are folds dangerous? How are folds useful? This week the Just Write Virtual Writing Group wrote about folding. I was inspired during a recent visit to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley where the Origami in the Garden traveling exhibit was on display (see Consider the Lilies above). I have always been fascinated by…
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Angel’s Share
When did you last consider the natural or unnatural forces at play in your distillation? Have you ever considered your personal angel’s share? This week the Just Write Virtual Writing Group wrote about distillation. I live in Kentucky where bourbon is an important presence. I especially feel this when I visit Louisville where my son lives and…
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Ghosts
What haunts you? What people (living or dead) and ideas (living or dead) are a ghostly presence in your life? This week the Just Write Virtual Writing Group wrote about ghosts and hauntings. We began our journey by considering how we mourn (or not) as a nation whether it comes to our war dead or…
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Hinges
The idea of a the hinge provides endless inspiration: I love the idea of “hinges” because they can be a door or a gate opening or closing or swinging in the breeze. You can write about the opportunity offered by the open door, the barrier to opportunity represented by the locked door, or the delicate…
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Bridges
Bridges have been on my mind a lot lately both as a metaphor and physical structure so I invited the Just Write Virtual Writing Group to write about them this week. We began by considering the history and description of bridges. A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a…
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Cartography
Have you ever mapped your life or dream? Have you ever mapped your territory. Do maps and mapmaking inspire you? During the winter of 2020-2021 the Just Write Virtual Writing Group was just beginning to come together as a community. At the time we were inspired by the Hamilton lyrics “I wrote my way out”…
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Reflection
As a human, thinker, and writer, when did you last consider the truths, secrets, and riddles you have encountered on your journey? As my students write their reflections about the journey we have taken this semester as humans, thinkers, and writers I offered up two poems and two questions to guide their process: Lessons by…
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How do you see the world?
In High, Higher, Highest Samuel Hazo asks us to imagine how we want the world to look and who can or should own the earth and sky. When we soar high what are we reaching for? What does that say about us as individuals or humanity in general? As my semester draws to a close…
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What do you want for your people?
What do you want for your people? This is a question I often think about and wish our so-called leaders asked more often. As my students wrap up their work with formal argument essays, for the unit required by my institution, we focused on our writing jam on one simple question: what do you want for your people?…
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What Is A Small Poem?
Small poems pack a big punch. When did you last spend some time reading, writing, and experiencing small poems? The Morehead Writing Project’s Small Poems, Great Writers project is drawing to a close with the end of National Poetry Month. This work began in February and March with three invitations inspired by the #WalkMyWorld Project and a What If project I…
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What Is Your Answer?
Who are you?What do you believe?Where are you going? This invitation to write is the third of three created for the Morehead Writing Project’s Small Poems, Great Writers project. I thought National Poetry Month was the perfect time to share these invitations to write your own poetry. All three invitations were inspired by the #WalkMyWorld Project and a What If…
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Write Your Soundtrack
What does your world sound like? Is there too much noise or too much silence? This invitation to write is the second of three created for the Morehead Writing Project’s Small Poems, Great Writers project. I thought National Poetry Month was the perfect time to share these invitations to write your own poetry. All three invitations were…
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