tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post4871228361075101614..comments2023-12-20T05:59:21.610-05:00Comments on Black-Eyed Susan's: What We Write Aboutsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-69472208725019333142008-03-02T21:54:00.000-05:002008-03-02T21:54:00.000-05:00I think I read too many newspapers and periodicals...I think I read too many newspapers and periodicals. I want to write more political/socially conscious poetry, but only when the urge moves me. The story must be compelling no matter what.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-77165882918353257542008-03-01T11:16:00.000-05:002008-03-01T11:16:00.000-05:00current events do offer a muse, but they are event...current events do offer a muse, but they are events that occur in my immediate, almost private world. the way a wind tangles itself in bare oak limbs. a coffee pot's perk. my poems start in the my everyday and hopefully rise as poetry allows.<BR/><BR/>interesting question. thanks.<BR/><BR/>hope you're happy and well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-81437346233432363872008-02-29T20:12:00.000-05:002008-02-29T20:12:00.000-05:00I keep my ear to the ground in different ways. I l...I keep my ear to the ground in different ways. I listen to what my sons talk about, especially social issues. My husband is a journalist, and reads several newspapers a day, so I rely on him to keep me up to date with major political trends.<BR/><BR/>I'm mostly concerned with human rights and the humane treatment of animals. Of course this means the wellbeing of the planet is involved.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-77964521360837646412008-02-29T18:17:00.000-05:002008-02-29T18:17:00.000-05:00I think environmental issues most often influence ...I think environmental issues most often influence my writing. I do read and listen to newspaper, news programming, and of course The Daily Show. I have a soft spot in my heart concerning issues of poverty and environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400455429821166661.post-87294097653843097002008-02-29T06:35:00.000-05:002008-02-29T06:35:00.000-05:00I regularly read newspapers and their websites, I ...I regularly read newspapers and their websites, I also read The Ecologist magazine. Current affairs often impact my poetry, specially environmental issues. I am not blogging about the US elections but would do so if I were from the USCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com