by Rowan | Nov 1, 2017 | Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’m always on the lookout for a little poetry in life. I love P.W. Norris’ 19th century description of Yellowstone almost as much as I love the waterfalls themselves: Some of these streams descend by beautiful cascades or in dark narrow cañons, and others,...
by Rowan | Sep 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I can’t believe it’s back-to-school time already. Whether you’re in school yourself or just providing taxi services to small schoolbound humans, you probably just lost a certain amount of free time in your schedule. That’s ok. This month’s poetry slam has your back....
by Rowan | Jul 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I want do-overs! Whether you call it a mulligan, a retraction, or a palinode, it’s human to err and even more human to want to correct that error. This month for our Poetry Slam at YeahWrite we’ll explore the palinode – the poet’s version of...
by Rowan | Jun 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Let’s take a mid-season break! Where I’m sitting, it’s almost midsummer. Editor Asha, in Australia, is watching midwinter approach. But no matter where in the world you are, it’s a season of song. Some of us are singing around beach bonfires,...
by Rowan | May 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
All right, poets, it’s your turn. April was National Poetry Month, so this month instead of a slam we’re going to talk about how to read and critique all that work you generated for your #poemaday before you unleash it on an unsuspecting Internet. Or, if...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Big changes are in the air for yeah write. That’s why I want to get back to the basics this month. The basics of poetry, that is. It’s been almost two years since we first delved into blank verse for a poetry slam, and while I’d like to pretend all...
