by Rowan | Apr 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
In honor of YeahWrite’s seventh birthday this month, our poetry slam’s focused on sevens too: the seven lines of a rime royal. Or rhyme royal. Rhyme royale. Look, spelling wasn’t standardized yet when this form was developed. In fact, it’s a...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
This month’s poetry slam is for the spellers out there. We’ve rhymed this year, we’ve scanned, but have we used spellcheck? We have not. So let’s start. (Fun fact: I once tried to talk my parents into moving because our home state didn’t...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
“That’s great, honey. Where can I read it?” If those words from my mom make you cringe too, this month’s Technique Toolbox is for you. We’re going to talk about putting your words where my mom – or anybody’s mom – can get her hands on them. Whether you’ve got a great...
by Nathan James | Feb 1, 2018 | Classes, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
If you’ve been hanging around YeahWrite for a while, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I dig poetry. I started writing poems in elementary school after devouring my first Shel Silverstein book. I loved the playfulness and creativity I discovered...
by Rowan | Feb 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I know it’s February but… Blah blah Valentine’s Day blah love blah sweetest poetry form blah. I’m already feeling nauseated. Hey, gang, what do you say we give the traditional sonnets a break this year, and try something else for February? As a...
by Rowan | Feb 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Writing is its own reward. Henry Miller said that, and while I think it’s lovely, I’m not sure it’s true. Certainly one of my own favorite parts of writing – why I have a blog in the first place – is knowing that people read it. But how...
