Last weekend, poetry invaded the city of Austin in the form of the Austin International Poetry Festival. Austin’s a pretty poetic city on any day of the year, but during the four days of AIPF it’s hard to avoid poets in any bookstore, coffee shop, or meeting place in town. And why would you wantContinue reading “AIPF 2015: A Recap in Snippets”
Category Archives: Poetry
3 Poetry Exercises
If you’re like me, when it’s time to pen a poem, your brain tends to wander in the same directions over and over—regular routines, similar themes, well-mined locations. There’s nothing wrong with revisiting the same concepts, especially when you find ways to see them through new eyes, but sometimes it’s exciting to step outside yourContinue reading “3 Poetry Exercises”
Micro Fiction, Poetry, Questions, and MORE
Greetings, everyone! I’ve got a few treats to share with you this morning. First, I want to thank my friend Nate for sending the above photo to me. My poem, “Summer Heat,” was a winner in the Austin Poetry Society’s “Poetry With Wheels” contest back in 2012, and it has since been making its way aroundContinue reading “Micro Fiction, Poetry, Questions, and MORE”
Carie Juettner 