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Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Being Original in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 4 months ago

Be you. Be original. Blow their minds with your creative geniusness. Nowadays, authenticity and creativity are revered by artists, entrepreneurs, and scientists alike. As a self-proclaimed writer, some of my […]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Collaborative Poetry in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 4 months ago

Poetry is often thought of as a solitary act; an art form we do alone. I understand this, as most of our poetry is rather personal and reflective. At the same time, workshop is a collaborative effort, in which we […]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Do We Limit Ourselves with Labels? in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 5 months ago

We’ve talked about poets each having a signature style, such that their work is recognizable. I would love to know what my poetic signature is, that is what makes my work distinct. At the same time, I do not c […]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Learning Curve in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 5 months ago

My undergraduate writing career began in my INTD: The Woman Writer. From my high school experience, I knew that I enjoyed reading and writing; however, I pushed my love for creative writing and reading to the back […]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Not Doing it Justice in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 5 months ago

As poets, we confront our fears quite often. Poetry can be a very vulnerable art form.

Lately, however, I have been struggling with a more superficial fear. There are certain subjects that I have been putting […]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Inclusion in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 5 months ago

While on vacation I enjoyed reading The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin. Although the book is considered fiction, there were moments that I was tempted to grab a pen and underline a few lines that I think […]
Rachel Powers edited the blog post Review of Home Places: Contemporary Native American Writing from Sun Tracks in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 6 months ago

Home Places Contemporary Native American Writing from Sun Tracks edited by Larry Evers & Ofelia Zepeda Last year, I was introduced to Joy Harjo’s She Had Some Horses from her collection of the same title. I was intrigued by her depiction of her culture and its connection to the earth. While hunting for a new collection to review, I used her…[Read more]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Are Poets Allowed to Hit the Like Button? in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 6 months ago

I have a bookmarked folder on my computer titled “Poetry.” It’s a sampling of different online literary journals and poems that I have acquired during my time at college.

What made me want to tag these for f […]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Brevity in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 6 months ago

People are scared of brevity. It’s a limit: the amount of time we are allowed to walk on this Earth, kiss the people we love, watch the sunset. Everything centers around time. Length.

As a poet, I am scared o […]
Rachel Powers wrote a new blog post Enter the Epigraph in the group The Contemporary Poem: 8 years, 7 months ago

As artists we are always attempting to be original. To break the status quo. To write the next best, mind-blowing masterpiece. Sometimes, though, we sequester inspiration from our peers or our favorite writers. […]

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