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  • On the whole I would say that my son, now 18, is a murder mystery buff but he has always read a variety of works (unlike so many of his friends who unfortunately read...
  • I'm interested to see what other people say. Because I am hard of hearing I tend to read my poems out loud as I write and edit them but my poems aren't for performance...
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    With the probability of power outages occurring anywhere around the world and at any t...on monoxide poisoning is real, and every home should prevent it.  Some models of portable quietest genera...
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  • Beautifully written. I, too, am struck by "I exhaust my grief in your noise!", and also by "Isolated islands of shame" and "Blood flows down my hand from a rose". Strong imagery, a big theme successfully contained throughout the poem. It flows so well.
  • I write most every morning. Believe it or not, I do better with background noise. Sometimes I stop writing and listen, then go back to writing. I am a member of a wond...
  • 1. Read poetry - out loud, even very loud if needed to break through all the other noise in your head  2. If you always write from one perspective or point of view, write from another, something strange or inanimate 3. Just write anything.... like three tips for rejuvenating your writing life:)