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Harley King
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"There were times when depression, anxiety, whatever, would keep me from writing. I still get depressed and anxious, but I just don't let it stop me. I've learned to move it to one side if I want to work."
— David St. John
American Poet
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Sometimes we let our emotional and mental states become excuses for why we are not working. We tell ourselves that we are too tired, too agitated, too depr... read more »
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Mother, Don't Lock Me In That Closet!
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Jan Steen: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Jean-Francois Millet: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Vincent Van Gogh: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Diego Rivera: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Eastman Johnson: An Exploration of His Painting Through Poetry
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Like A Hammer:Poems 1990 - 1999
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What I Was Meant To Forget
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A Glimpse of Fear
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It's Okay to Cry: Warm, Compassionate Stories That Help You Find Hope and Healing After the Death of a Pet
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First Love (Poetry)
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updated Mar 13, 2010 03:58pm
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Story poem remembering first love
A Father's Dream (Poetry)
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A poem inspired by the painting,The First Steps, by Vincent Van Gogh
A Mother's Grief (Poetry)
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A companion poem to A Father's Dream. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh painting.
Healing Poems (Poetry)
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A healing poem on the death of a father.
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A story poem about three generations of family dreams.
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“Sometimes we fight who we are, struggling against ourselves and our natures. But we must learn to accept who we are and appreciate who we become. We must love ourselves for what and who we are, and believe in our talents.”
― Harley King
― Harley King
“For me a page of good prose is where one hears the rain. A page of good prose is when one hears the noise of battle.... A page of good prose seems to me the most serious dialogue that well-informed and intelligent men and women carry on today in their endeavor to make sure that the fires of this planet burn peaceably.”
― John Cheever
― John Cheever
“It's only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work.”
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― Paulo Coelho
“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan
― Kurt Vonnegut, The Sirens of Titan
“Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and better. Sometimes, people think that if they don't display great talent and have some success right away, they won't succeed. But writing is about struggling through and learning and finding out what it is about writing itself that you really love.”
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― Laura Kasischke
“When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.”
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― Bashō Matsuo
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Hi Harley! Thanks for the invite. I look forward to reading your work and hope you'll read my novel Paper Boats.Take care!
