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Liz Louie wrote a new blog post Not Poetry….? in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 2 months agoOne thing that has me unhappy is that I have already taken two poetry workshops, and therefore need to take a workshop that isn’t poetry. Moving away from what makes me comfortable has always been something I t […]
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Liz Louie wrote a new blog post Source from Written Works in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 2 months agoI like to think that I have a fairly full and diverse bookshelf, both at college and at home. Some of these titles can easily reflect in my work, some of them can’t. Each has a certain aspect that can be viewed a […]
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Liz Louie wrote a new blog post Contemplations on Submissions in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 3 months agoI submitted pieces to The New Yorker and Catharsis, two VERY different publications, this evening. I was bored and decided to have a little fun. Here are some notes on that experience.
1: Writing a cover […]
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Liz Louie wrote a new blog post Why Do I Do This? in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 3 months agoI have said it once, and I’ll say it again, I have a vengeance against Sylvia Plath. Make me read her, and I will vomit on the pages, leak black from my goddamn pores. But, I do have to thank her for starting t […]
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Liz Louie commented on the post, Senses Fail and Nas, an Unlikely Source of the Muse., on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 3 months agoI’ve gotta be honest, a lot of the way I write stems from bands like Senses Fail that had songs that were deeply saddening and partially disturbing; I still have a soft spot for “The Priest and The Matador”. […]
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Liz Louie commented on the post, Papercuts, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 4 months agoWhat I would recommend to you is to look online at images of “crazy quilts”. These are basically the quilt version of mosaics, using old scraps of fabric, lace, appliques, buttons, zippers, whatever can be found […]
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Liz Louie commented on the post, The Start of my Writing and my Evolution, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 4 months agoI would recommend you read some Ilya Kaminsky, a deaf poet. He is an immigrant from the Ukraine and writes about living there and here, as well as being deaf. I find his work really evocative, I love the way he […]
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Liz Louie wrote a new blog post Annotated Bibliography of Poetic Sources in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 4 months ago“It’s Such a Beautiful Day”, dir Hertzfeldt, Don, produc. Bitter Films, distr. Cinemad Presents. USA, 2012. Film.
A man named Bill struggles with his health and failing brain as his memories slip out of his h […]
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Liz Louie wrote a new blog post Inspiration, or Lack Thereof in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 7 months agoSometimes an idea comes from a dream. Sometimes it comes from a glance at something new and exciting. Sometimes it doesn’t come at all. Those can be the scariest and most anxiety inducing moments, but not to […]
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Liz Louie commented on the post, on Plath, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 7 months agoI had to do a monster of a project in high school where we analyzed many of Plath’s piece, including her bee poems. She is a really fantastic poet, and much of her work is related at an abstract level. The way she […]
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Liz Louie wrote a new blog post Music as Poetry in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 8 months agoI find a lot of solace in the sounds that come out of my headphones. Coming back to Geneseo has been something I long awaited during the summer, and the moment I arrive back, things start to go downhill. Not due […]
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Liz Louie edited the blog post Invasive: tending to intrude on a person’s thoughts or privacy in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 9 months agoMuch of my writing is based around an intrusive thought. There are always moments in my day where I see something that will remind me of someone or something that I want to push far back into my consciousness; […]
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Liz Louie edited the blog post On Religion and African Tradition in the group
American Studies: 3 years, 8 months agoWhile reading through Hegel’s piece, I could not believe what I was reading with my own two eyes. Phrases such as “the negro, as already observed, exhibits the natural man in his completely wild and unt […]
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Liz Louie created the doc On Religion and African Tradition in the group
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Liz Louie joined the group
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Liz Louie became a registered member 3 years, 8 months ago
