Fairy Tales, Facebook, and Poetry Prompts with Guest Blogger Erica Goss
Transformative BloggingErica Goss writes a video poetry column, The Third Form, for Connotation Press (something I discovered not too long ago when I was foraging for video poetry sites). Her new book, Vibrant Words: Ideas and Inspirations for Poets, is a collection…
First Poetry Book Publication, Reckoning with Exposure, and Astral Rubbernecking
Transformative BloggingThe My Writing Process Blog Tour is spiraling through the blogosphere, offering the inspirational Mother lode on process specifics for those of us between writing groups, classes, or retreats. Pull us up on Twitter using #MyWritingProcess to…
The Conjuring of a Poet Tarot Deck: An Interview with Two Sylvias Press
Transformative BloggingI’ve been on the Royal Road of Tarot for many years with all the usual detours in focus (degrees, children, career). But once on such a path, one is always a pilgrim in some form and blessed by synchronicity. I spent the month of February…
Blogger as Weaver: A Solstice Interview with Blog Mage Heather Blakey
Transformative BloggingI started posting this year at Transformative Blogging in hopes of elucidating some ways bloggers might play and grow, suggesting they try writing a variety of post types; I also hoped to curate a modest library of links to post variations living…
Letter Blog Posts: Epistolary Heavens
Transformative BloggingA letter is a Joy of Earth / It is denied the Gods—Emily Dickinson, 1885
Letter writing may be denied the Gods, but Emily’s turn of the phrase, with her distinctive finality inspires a creative challenge—so try it, poets: choose a couple…
How to Use Images on Your Blog: Imaginal Cells, The Fantasy Astrology Store, and Alternate Histories
Transformative Blogging The human family is now in our own chrysalis. Our Butterfly is soon to be born. You and I are the “imaginal cells” directing that birth.—Carol Lynn Pearson
Given their power to instantly tell a story, ignite curiosity, provoke emotion,…