The use of a particular English word like “peace” varies over time. Some words become more popular while other drop in popularity. On the Google Books Ngram Viewer we can look up the historical usage of “peace” in English, “paix” in French or “paz” in Spanish. We […]
Kimberly Burnham’s most recent book, Awakenings: Peace Dictionary, Language and the Mind, a Daily Brain Health Program is on free download on February 14-15, 2019 at http://www.NerveWhisperer.Solutions. “Healing is a matter of time, but it is also a matter of opportunity.” — Hippocrates, 460 BC-370 BC. Poetry can […]
Kimberly Burnham’s most recent book, Awakenings: Peace Dictionary, Language and the Mind, a Daily Brain Health Program is on free download on December 24-25, 2018 at http://www.NerveWhisperer.Solutions. In an English dictionary the word “peace” is often found between the entry for “pay” or “pea” and “peacock”, “peach”, or […]
I’m always answering the question, “Why poetry?” The question assumes different shapes depending on who’s asking. A tinder match will say, “But what are you going to do with that degree?” A relative at my grandmother’s funeral will roll her eyes when I tell her I’m retiring from […]
The personal is political.—feminist slogan I was raised in a family and culture with “a strong work ethic”—an inflexible ideal. Part of this philosophy is that we should never give in to pain; we must always overcome it. I am a professor, poet, wife, mother to three dogs. […]
This great blog post by Nancy Chen Long gives a description of what a broadside is and links to some examples. She also shares: ways to create your own broadsides a list of broadside contests with their info and fees a list of broadside publishers Big thanks to Nancy […]
I had quite a few poems published this year. In fact it was my best year ever. And all of my poems were published anonymously (minus half a dozen or so). Why did I do this, you ask? In 2014 I embarked on an anonymous adventure, publishing some […]
