“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” Hemingway, New York Journal-American (11 July 1961) I’m lucky enough to have at least one friend who will devote time to reading projects. We just finished our Hemingway list started a year-and-a-half ago. Our goal was similar to the Vonnegut project: … Continue reading a farewell to Papa, for now
For several years I have celebrated Day of the Dead by writing “calaveras literarias.” Some people write poems for loved ones, but another tradition is to write humorous “tombstones.” I write the latter–or try to. Hope you enjoy! Here Lies McClurg (2013) He grabbed a second warm cider– An excuse to sit down beside her. … Continue reading Tradition!
Little Billboards #1–10. Continue reading Little Billboards #1–10
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One of the poems that opened me up to the possibilities of haiku in English was this piece by Gary Hotham: Sunset dying on the end of a rusty beer can . . . Hotham isn’t pretending to live in the time of Basho or ascribing a purity to the… Continue reading Little Billboards
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Eunoia Solstice is proud to offer a new column that gives you a chance to have your questions answered–or perhaps only thought about– by a practicing philosopher. Send your questions to cokersadvice at gmail dot com.* 1. How did you become interested in philosophy? In undergraduate my original career plan… Continue reading Coker’s Para-Philosophical Advice #1: Introduction
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John King is a writer, professor, and host of The Drunken Odyssey. The Drunken Odyssey came to me at the perfect time. I had just had a baby and had started to write again after realizing that my chances for Wordsworthian recollection in tranquility were slim to none. I wanted… Continue reading Interview: John King of The Drunken Odyssey
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I rarely get asked to write commemorative poems, but when I do I feel like I’m connecting to ancient traditions, to times when the bard’s song was a monument as important as any statuary. There’s also an interesting challenge in pleasing a specific audience rather than the imaginary, amorphous readers or… Continue reading He was not of an age, but for that one time!
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I’ve always enjoyed creating prompts, but more often than not get stuck somewhere in the middle of the response. I feel like if I don’t find the piece in the first draft that I am left lost in the dig. “The Goading” is helping to shine a light on it.… Continue reading The Goading: Breeders’ Theatre
The Goading: Accidental Lyrics. Continue reading The Goading: Accidental Lyrics
Stephen McClurg 