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"I am tired of being a woman": Trish Hopkinson's Footnote – by Lis Pankl via 15 Bytes

Thank you so much to Lis Pankl and David Pace of 15 Bytes for this lovely review of my chapbook Footnote. I was particularly pleased with Pankl’s focus on one of my most widely published poems “Waiting Around” and her thoughtful connections to other women writers such as […]

Which famous writers kept a diary and how did it benefit them?

Another excellent article from Maria Popova of Brainpickings provides insights and quotes from several writers, including  Anaïs Nin,  Virginia Woolf,  Henry David Thoreau,  Ralph Waldo Emerson,  Anne Frank, Sylvia Plath, and more. These beloved writers all kept diaries . . . maybe something worth adding to your writing […]

Did you know that many famous authors of adult literature, also created beautiful children’s books . . .

This wonderful and detailed article from Brainpickings  highlights one in particular, Joey and the Birthday Present by Anne Sexton. The article also gives a nod to other unexpected children’s authors, such as James Joyce (ok, weird?), Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, and others. Joey and the Birthday Present: Wonderful […]

Did you know that many famous authors of adult literature, also created beautiful children's books . . .

This wonderful and detailed article from Brainpickings highlights one in particular, Joey and the Birthday Present by Anne Sexton. The article also gives a nod to other unexpected children’s authors, such as James Joyce (ok, weird?), Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, and others. Joey and the Birthday Present: Wonderful Vintage […]

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