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1. Nature. The beauty and mystery of nature can be a great source of inspiration for poets. Write about the changing seasons, a particular flower or tree, the stars or moon, the ocean, mountains, or any other aspect of the natural world that speaks to you.
This is a book that will reward both readers of poetry and those seeking insight into suffering and resilience. An exhilarating read.” My second poetry book, I Say the Sky, was published in early 2024 by University Press of Kentucky. Jimmy Santiago Baca writes of the book "Colburn connects words to earth, body to family, and family to nature.
The very rhythms and the music of poetry demand that we listen, that we open our senses, and become aware of how we take meaning into our bodies. Similarly, poetry’s shorter lines and the the pauses that are built into the line breaks slow us down. Poetry asks us not to jump ahead but to stay with the experience of reading. It invites presence.
I find that when I bring mindfulness together with writing, there is a great synergy. You can use these mindful writing prompts whenever you want to connect more both with yourself and the world around you. 8 Great Mindful Writing Prompts. 1) Take a few minutes with your breath. Is anything getting in your way? If so, write it down.
Thank you for the email. I miss receiving your prompts. I loved listening to poetry as a child. My favorite was ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’. But my education and work experience was in Math and Finance. I would write poetry as a way to journal. In my retirement I have more time to spend on poetry and recently wrote a poetic memoir.
Take a few moments to explore the writing prompts below. Allow your own voice some space for exploration. I wish you wonderful holidays, whatever you celebrate, and a strong start to the new year. May we show up for what we believe in and support one another. with love and much appreciation, Nadia
Adult Writing Prompts: What Are Good Writing Prompts? Good writing prompts for adults–or people of any age–get people thinking and using language in richer, more attentive ways. Most of the time, our mind runs along the same paths over and over. But when we are given a prompt, we’re asked to work with the unexpected.
Pair them with some of my writing prompts and some of my mindfulness meditation recordings. You might also enjoy my essay about the purpose of poetry, which goes into greater depth about the relationship between poetry and mindful practices. And check out my collection of morning poems to start your days with a poem and a writing prompt.
The poetry of earth is ceasing never: On a lone winter evening, when the frost . Has wrought a silence, from the stove there shrills . The Cricket’s song, in warmth increasing ever, And seems to one in drowsiness half lost, The Grasshopper’s among some grassy hills. Prompts from Keats's Poetry of the Earth poem:
It was a joy to read poetry and engage in a conversation about poetry and the earth with the inspiring poet, activist, teacher, and self-described "ecstatic earth worshiper" Jacqueline Suskin. You can watch the recording of our time together by clicking the image bel ow.