Monthly Archives: April 2012

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

Of the many wonderful moments in National Poetry month, my favorite is “Poem in Your Pocket Day” – which is today. The idea is simple: Put a copy of a poem you love in your pocket, and share it with … Continue reading →

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Lynda Rutledge: The Time I Broke Up with Fiction

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

Lynda Rutledge’s path to publishing Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale - which comes out tomorrow! – included stints petting baby rhinos and dodging hurricanes as a freelance journalist, as well as a serious “break up” with fiction. Shoeless Joe author W.P. Kinsella calls … Continue reading →

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Andrea Buchanan: Captivating Your Inner Night-Time Critic

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

Writing is a little bit like that. There’s a lot of sitting in the dark, metaphorically and otherwise, trying to come up with something that makes sense for the story you’re telling and also still captivates your inner night-time critic. Continue reading →

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Bookstores Worth Browsing: Shakespeare & Company, Paris … and Poetry Tuesday

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

I’m in Paris for a month, writing and walking in the steps of some literary greats. Yesterday, Mac and I visited Shakespeare and Company, where the likes of Anais Nin, Henry Miller, James Baldwin, and Ernest Hemingway have stood. I’m … Continue reading →

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Poetry Tuesday: Mark Doty on Knowing What Want is

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

Since April is National Poetry Month, I’ve been looking around at what different poets have to say about getting started. This quote by Mark Doty – from an address he gave at the 2011 Whiting Awards ceremony (the entire text … Continue reading →

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Susan Straight: People Who Stay

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Meg Waite Clayton

When Susan Straight guest-posted on 1st Books in October of 2010, I’d never met her, and hadn’t had time to read her latest novel, Take One Candle Light a Room. Since then, I’ve read this stunning book and shared the … Continue reading →

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