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Abstract Art & Ezra Pound: What Makes a Good Free Verse Poem?

May 4, 2021May 11, 2021 kconklin

“The poet who writes “free” verse is like Robinson Crusoe on his desert island: he must do all his cooking, laundry and darning for himself. In a few exceptional cases, […]

renga
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Renga and Haiku: A Japanese Poetic Challenge

April 18, 2021July 5, 2021 kconklin

“A young shoot has borne Beautiful flowers, Growing upon An aged plum tree.” –Basho, The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (tr. by Nobuyuki Yuasa) Many […]

celebrating poetry
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Celebrating Poetry: Hope is the Thing with Feathers

April 6, 2020 kconklin

This month’s LitWyrm Book-a-month challenge is reading poetry. Since April is National Poetry month, we want to celebrate this beautiful form of literature. Whether by picking up a poetry collection, […]

Beauty of traditions
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The Cloister Walk: Recapturing the Beauty of Traditions

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 kconklin

“Ritual and symbol are as necessary to human beings as air and water. They mark us as human, and give us identity.” -Kathleen Norris, 316 In many modern churches, traditions […]

St. Patrick's day
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St. Patrick’s Breastplate: A Poem for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2020 kconklin

Today is St.Patrick’s Day. A day we wear green to avoid being pinched. The holiday that makes us think of four-leaf clovers, and also the luck of the Irish. When […]

love is the sky
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As Freedom Is A Breakfast Food: Love According to E.E. Cummings

February 10, 2020April 1, 2020 kconklin

“but love is the sky and I am for you/ just so long and long enough“- E.E. Cummings E.E.Cummings’s poem, “as freedom is a breakfast food” is a poem full […]

American Son: Poetry
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American Son: A Poetry Book Review

January 27, 2020February 14, 2021 kconklin

“We cry for grief/ a long cry for grief/ America cries for we/ daughters and sons/ growing like grains of wheat in a dry and weary land/ put the tears […]

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Vagabond Song: Why Poetry, Autumn, and Wanderlust Are 3 Peas in a Pod

October 3, 2019 kconklin

A Vagabond Song by Bliss Carman There is something in the autumn that is native to my blood— Touch of manner, hint of mood; And my heart is like a […]

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Karley M. Conklin is a part-time librarian, part-time writer, and full-time bookworm. She has a combined B.A. degree in Literature and Christian Studies from North Greenville University. Her favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, and children’s literature. In her spare time, she enjoys trying her hand at different arts, including woodcarving and bookbinding.

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