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April 8, 2017

Mums The Word

An interesting expression
Is “the world’s oldest profession”.
Many a confession
Has the priest heard.
Mums the word.
He knows the flesh is weak
And will not speak
Of the desire
Burning in peasant and squire,
For discretion
Is his profession.


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Published on April 08, 2017 00:00

April 7, 2017

Inspire Someone on April 10th Encourage a Young Writer Day

Annette Rochelle Aben

Every year, April 10th is known as Encourage a Young Writer Day. What a wonderful way to cultivate creativity.  I decided to post this a couple days early to give people the chance to arrange something for the young writers they may know.

You can gift a young person a journal, some pens and a bookmark.

You can write a letter of support and send it to a young person to bolster their confidence.

You could host an afternoon of writing fun with a small group of young write...

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Published on April 07, 2017 22:39

A review of “My Old Clock I Wind and Other Poems”

I was pleased to receive the below review of my forthcoming collection of poetry, “My Old Clock I Wind and Other Poems”. Please note, the reviewer received a free electronic copy of “My Old Clock I Wind” in exchange for an honest review. I am grateful to JC for taking the time to read and review my book.

“From the very first poem, My Old Clock I Wind, the subject of this volume of poetry is known… we can stop the hands of a clock but not the hands of time.
And if there were a soundtrack t...

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Published on April 07, 2017 05:38

April 6, 2017

Workmen

A workman shouts to his mate.
An ordered state
With everything
Working as it should.

I enter the nearby wood
Where birds sing,
My dog and I revelling in the spring.

Idly I ponder
Whether the robot will come
And eclipse yonder
Workman’s sun.


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Published on April 06, 2017 22:51

The creative writing debate continued

On 4 April, I published a post entitled “Is there any benefit in studying creative writing?”, (https://newauthoronline.com/2017/04/04/is-there-any-benefit-in-studying-creative-writing/).

In that article I expressed scepticism as to whether studying creative writing can produce people who can, actually write poetry and prose. In my view creative writing courses may help to develop talent. They can not, however turn those who possess no talent for writing into people who can produce meaningful...

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Published on April 06, 2017 06:07

April 5, 2017

I Loved You, Tom (copyright Annette Rochelle Aben)

Many thanks to Annette Rochelle Aben for the below short story, which is copyright Annette Rochelle Aben.

I Loved You, Tom

So, like many a love affair, it really had no chance of happening. Oh, I noticed you, but the thought of TRYING to LIKE you was simply abhorrent! There was so much about you I couldn’t accept. You left a bad taste in my mouth and your natural scent, well let’s just say that I’d rather have smelled burnt popcorn. Yet my parents did everything from strongly suggesting to...

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Published on April 05, 2017 22:41

There Was A Young Man Called Ron

There was a young man called Ron
Who wrote a poem about a swan.
He said to the bird,
“Have you my poem heard?”
But the swan had long since gone.


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Published on April 05, 2017 04:10

April 4, 2017

Rose

Compose a poem about the deep red rose,
And how it’s scent does perfume the soft evening air,
And I swear
Readers will raise
You up with praise.

Compose a verse about the rose
And the bee’s burning lust,
(Oh see how they are both but dust),
And I will eat my hat
If the poet does not receive a brickbat
Or the vilence
Of silence


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Published on April 04, 2017 22:33

#Author Interview – Annette Rochelle Aben

TINA FRISCO

Annette Rochelle AbenAnnette Rochelle Aben was first published while a sophomore in high school. She has since published nine books and has a story included in  The Indies Unlimited 2014 Flash Fiction Anthology.  Her latest book,  A Haiku Perspective 2017,  was released on March 30th of this year in celebration of National Poetry Month (April). She also is an editor of/ contributor to   The Magic Happens Magazine   and is a host on the blog talk radio show,  The Magic Happens. Please join me in celebr...
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Published on April 04, 2017 13:56

Is there any benefit in studying creative writing?

Let me be blunt (a thing foreign to my character)! I do not believe that one can learn to be a writer by studying creative writing or by participating in creative writing events. I must, in fairness caveat the forgoing statement by making it clear that I have no background in creative writing (I neither studied the subject nor have I taken part in creative writing groups so, on this basis some may decide to take my opinion with a very large pinch of salt).

So what is my objection to creative...

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Published on April 04, 2017 04:18