Tag: terrain.org

Spelling & w-a-t-e-r: a poem and prompt by Rob Carney

Rob Carney shares a story of learning to spell and homesickness in his December blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of writing inspiration. This post provides inspiration for how to describe emotion using imagery. "I miss […]

Gravitational Pull–a poem and prompt to write about the moon

Rob Carney shares some of his most memorable moments with the moon in his December blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of writing inspiration. This post provides a great example of how to attend to the details that […]

Where do jack-o-lanterns come from? (Write your own origin poem/story)

Rob Carney gives his take on  the origin story of jack-o-lanterns in his Folklore blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of writing inspiration. This one is a great example of an origin story. Use comfortable and creative […]

What is an "Inventory of Weird" and how can it push your writing to the next level?

Rob Carney explains exactly what he means by “Inventory of Weird” in his Evolution blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of poetry wisdom. This one focuses on how to watch for the weird and then […]

What is an “Inventory of Weird” and how can it push your writing to the next level?

Rob Carney explains exactly what he means by “Inventory of Weird” in his Evolution blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of poetry wisdom. This one focuses on how to watch for the weird and then […]

Don’t miss Terrain.org guest blog post and poetry by Rob Carney

I may be a bit biased (because I’ve sat in on his classes and enjoyed his performance poetry for years), but Rob Carney’s recent guest blog post Trigonometry discussing poetry, nature, and myth is not to be missed. It’s poetic in and of itself and will give you […]

Ooooohhh, aaahhhhh . . . image poetry . . .

Check out these three image poems on Terrain.org by Jody Gladding  complete with audio recordings. Marvelous stuff! Terrain.org also takes submissions… just sayin’ (ahem, poets).  

Trish Hopkinson