Tag: Karen Paul Holmes

Where will I be for virtual AWP? Virtual panel, Sat. 3:20pm ET + my picks!

AWP is happening now through Saturday and whether you are attending in-person or virtually, there are so many great events! I’m looking forward to the virtual panel I participated in and will be around to answer questions during the session. It was such a fun and informative conversation […]

6 Workshop Critique Tips – guest blog post by Karen Paul Holmes

The Beatles sang, When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. And, young or old, that's how some poets feel. I wrote in a vacuum for years, scribbling in a spiral notebook and never showing a soul. But now I […]

Reading & Writing Cathartic Poetry – guest blog post by Karen Paul Holmes

I Cried Through Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds and Without by Donald Hall My manuscript had been accepted by a publisher when a friend advised me to read Stag's Leap. Here was a Pulitzer-winning book on the same subject--husband of 30+ years falls in love with other woman. […]

Reading & Writing Cathartic Poetry – guest blog post by Karen Paul Holmes

I Cried Through Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds and Without by Donald Hall My manuscript had been accepted by a publisher when a friend advised me to read Stag's Leap. Here was a Pulitzer-winning book on the same subject--husband of 30+ years falls in love with other woman. […]

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