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Poetry

A Look at the Authors Featured in Mixed Words

November 23, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

There are 10 authors featured in Mixed Words: A collection of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, a book I’ve created as a fundraiser for a nonprofit that supports children and families. They are from

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Filed Under: All, Books, Local writers Tagged With: author, collection, excerpt, fiction, fundraiser, memoir, Mixed Words, nonfiction, nonprofit, Poetry, work in progress, writing

Pod Twelve: Talking About Grief and Humor

July 4, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: In Pod Twelve, Grammy talks about the memoir she wrote about grieving, and she and Eli talk about what people can do when they are feeling sad. Grammy reads a funny poem to Eli, and Eli and

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Filed Under: Poem Pods Tagged With: children, covid19, feeling sad, funny poems, funny stories, grief, humor, literature, podcast, poem pods, poems, Poetry

Pod Eleven: Ladybugs Poems, and Making a Healthy, Ladybug Snack

July 3, 2020 by Janice Beetle 7 Comments

Note: In Pod Eleven, Grammy and Eli talk about Grammy’s work—including helping the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. They also talk about what Eli wants to be when he grows up, and Grammy reads

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Filed Under: Poem Pods Tagged With: children, covid19, ladybug, literature, podcast, poem, poem pod, Poetry, snack

Pod Ten: Illustrators, Snitfits, Being Vulnerable, and a Healthcare Hero

July 2, 2020 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

Note: In Pod Ten, Grammy talks about reviewing picture books for the newspaper. Grammy and Eli talk about bad moods, snitfits, and feeling vulnerable. Eli interviews an EMT, Amanda Roberts, who talks

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Filed Under: Poem Pods Tagged With: bad moods, children, covid19, EMT, literature, podcast, poem pods, poems, Poetry, vulnerable

Pod Nine: Masks, a First Reporting Job, and Rhymes

July 1, 2020 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: In Pod Nine, Grammy and Eli talk about their masks. Grammy talks about her first job as a reporter, and she reads a poem that is her and Eli’s favorite. Grammy and Eli have fun making rhymes

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Filed Under: Poem Pods Tagged With: children, covid19, face mask, literature, podcast, poem pods, poems, Poetry, rhymes

Pod Seven: Thinking and Writing about the Things We Don’t Want to Do!

June 29, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: In Pod Seven, Grammy talks about writing for her college newspaper, and she and Eli talk about when you have a total lack of inspiration and don’t want to do anything! The activity is to think

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Seven Writing Prompts to Inspire Creativity

August 9, 2016 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

By Shannon Grossman Getting into a writing routine can be difficult. It may seem impossible to somehow spout out words on a page, day in and day out, on command. Authors do it all the time; it should

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Filed Under: All, Books, Interns Tagged With: fiction, free-writing, nonfiction, Poetry, prompts, prose, writing, writing routine

Inspiration Found in Jeanne Julian’s Creative Side

April 26, 2016 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

By Shannon Grossman Jeanne Julian, a 61-year old poet and photographer from Western Massachusetts, published her first chapbook of poetry, Blossom and Loss, this past December. It compares the

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Filed Under: All, Interns, Local writers Tagged With: Blossom and Loss, Jeanne Julian, local writer, photography, Poetry, Westfield State University, writing

Unbuttoned Offers Writers a Stage

October 23, 2015 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

It was hard to find a seat at Luthier’s one Tuesday night in October. The place was alive with writers. The bar was full, and beyond it, neat rows of chairs were nearly full. The atmosphere was

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Filed Under: All, Local writers Tagged With: books, Easthampton, ECA+, local author, Luthier's Co-op, Pioneer Valley authors, Poetry, Spoken Word, UMass, Unbuttoned

Tommy Twilite talks about Florence Poets Society and Silkworm 8

October 19, 2015 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Tom Clark, otherwise known as Tommy Twilite, is a poet residing in Florence, Massachusetts. And for as long as he can remember, he’s been a poet and musician. “I have always been writing stuff,” Tommy

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Filed Under: All, Local writers Tagged With: biography, books, Florence, Lilly Library, local author, local publishing, Pioneer Valley authors, Poetry, Poets Society, publishing, writers

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