by Rowan | Apr 2, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I remembered! Y’all, I have forgotten National Poetry month for like… mumble of the mumblemumble years I’ve worked with YeahWrite. You have no idea how excited I am that I remembered this year. I thought about making this month a poetry free-for-all...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020 Hindsight, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Talk to me Did you make it through March? April’s requirements are more relaxed. Well, sort of. We’re taking away all your expositional dialogue and you’re going to show, not tell, us your story. Ready? April’s assignment is: rewrite your story...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
April Fools! No, kidding. April slam. April poetry slam. It’s purely a coincidence that this slam went live on the last day you have to get something on the fiction|poetry grid for the first day of April. ANYWAY. For 2020 our poetry slams are exploring...
by Rowan | Mar 27, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Coping skills A coping saw has a tiny blade and is used to make intricate cuts. I mention this because “coping” these days can feel like dealing with the thousand tiny parts of ourselves that are being cut away, the good with the bad. I don’t miss a...
by Rowan | Mar 6, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Come on Eileen I feel like it’s kind of remiss to not mention that you should wash your hands and your phone and your keyboard. Because even if COVID-19 can be sung to the tune of Come On Eileen that doesn’t mean it’s not scary. Related: folks,...
by Rowan | Feb 29, 2020 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
It’s rhyme time! Yes, you heard me right. After all those months bagging on sonnets, I’m giving in. Let’s talk about rhyme. Rhyme is probably the first thing you learned about poetry: it’s just words that end in the same sound. Usually that...
