The Girl Aquarium by Jen Campbell is an enchanting collection of poetry exploring bodies and disfigurement, girlhood/womanhood/motherhood, the male gaze, and relationships. If you're familiar with Jen Campbell from booktube, you won't be surprised that The Girl Aquarium is quintessentially "Jen": the style is whimsical and eerie and dreamlike, with motifs of the sea, the … Continue reading Book Review: The Girl Aquarium by Jen Campbell
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3 tips to write a poem in 10 minutes
I recently posted a writing prompt to write a poem with me in 10 minutes. But it's easier said than done! Writing poetry is hard. You stare at that blank page and nothing seems good enough to put pen to paper. I know the feeling. So to explain some of my personal techniques for writing … Continue reading 3 tips to write a poem in 10 minutes
Write a poem with me: APPLE
Don't think of yourself as a poet? Maybe you've been writing poems every day since forever. Either way, I feel like this writing exercise would be good practice, just to write something! Here's how it works: I give us a prompt We spend 10 minutes writing a poem from scratch I share my poem (and … Continue reading Write a poem with me: APPLE
Where To Start With Poetry
Poetry has a reputation for pretentiousness which puts a lot of people off reading it. I'm lucky that poetry has always been a part of my life. When I was little it was Banjo Paterson (thanks Mum!); in my teen years it was Something for Kate and Pink Floyd and trying to find words for … Continue reading Where To Start With Poetry
Writing Life Recap: November 2016
This month has been incredibly exciting for me because a lot of different projects have either sprung up or come to fruition. As a result, I've got such a buzz driving me to keep going, to further my writing as much as I can and make 2017 my best year. I want to write more, … Continue reading Writing Life Recap: November 2016
Kyra Thomsen 