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Margot Hughes wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 11 months ago
So even through creative writing class last semester, this semester’s poetry workshop, and officially becoming a creative writing major, I still have trouble calling myself a “poet”–even a “writer” sometimes. I […]
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Margot Hughes wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 11 months ago
In looking through my poetry from this semester, I find it very interesting to see what pieces have developed from the weekly exercises. A lot of the time when I would do these exercises, I would get an idea of […]
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Margot Hughes commented on the post, Sound. Sound? Sound! Sound?! SOUND?!, on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 11 months ago
Hey Diego,
I think it’s really interesting to accompany poetry with other art forms such as music. I am actually experimenting with this myself, since in the video production class we are both in, I have decided […] -
Margot Hughes commented on the post, Stuck in Revision, on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 11 months ago
Sarah,
My thoughts exactly. The revision struggle is so real right now. I find that a lot of the time, the issues in my poems are certain images that are either too abstract or just aren’t working. So here’s what […] -
Margot Hughes wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 12 months ago
As the due date for the inevitable portfolio (which I’m sure we’ve all been avoiding thinking about all semester) approaches, I can’t help but question the revision process. Looking at the poems I’ve written […]
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Margot Hughes commented on the post, On Motivation, on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 12 months ago
Sarah,
I often find myself struggling with the same issue. Particularly when school is in session and we all have tons of work to get done, I find myself wanting to just veg out in any free time I may find. So I […] -
Margot Hughes commented on the post, Sound. Sound? Sound! Sound?! SOUND?!, on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 12 months ago
Hey Diego,
I think it’s really interesting to accompany poetry with other art forms such as music. I am actually experimenting with this myself, since in the video production class we are both in, I have decided […] -
Margot Hughes commented on the post, Someday My Prince Will Come And Rub Ointment On My Gills Because I’m Itchy, on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 12 months ago
I often find myself inspired by music, too. However, it is often the lyrics not the music that inspire me. I find that often one line from a song will stick with me and make me want to explore that one idea […]
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Margot Hughes wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 9 years, 1 month ago
I often think that our reading eyes have two modes: criticism and enjoyment. When we read a published book of poetry or a piece by a famous poet, it usually doesn’t even cross our minds to think of revising it. […]
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Margot Hughes wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 9 years, 1 month ago
As many of us have discussed lately, both in class and on the blog, poetry often intersects with a variety of other art forms. We become inspired by art or mimic it in our poetry.
Try writing a poem about a […]
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