Hey friends – in this substack video, I guide you through a few writing prompts to prepare you to write a letter or a poem (or a hybrid!) as a…
Tomorrow I’ll participate in DISCO’s 2022 EPIC Read-a-Thon with a ten-minute poetry reading. I’ll read some published and new work. The reading will be live-streamed and available to all here….
As we approach a change of seasons, I’m planning a new online course (with European timezone-friendly hours) where we will use generative prompts on different topics to create new pieces. During this course, you’re invited to use the prompts to write poetry or prose.
At the beginning of summer, I decided to re-vamp the poetry course I’d taught via Zoom in 2020. Here’s what some students had to say at the time: Interesting course…
Three poems by Miriam Calleja have been published and published in translation in a new anthology called Correnti by Mosaïque Press. SECOND ITALIAN/ENGLISH ANTHOLOGY SHOWCASES CULTURAL ‘CROSS-CURRENTS’ Translating the work…
I don’t believe in waiting for inspiration. There, I said it. We all have to start somewhere. There are those who like to write a poem every now and then……
As any writer knows, the editing process is essential to creating a polished and professional piece of work. However, editing someone else’s poem can be a delicate task. It is…
Finding time to write can be tough. On top of that, most of us find it difficult to have the capacity and mental bandwidth to be creative on top of…
For some of us, writing is a way to express our thoughts and feelings and to share our stories and experiences with others. Writing helps us come to terms with…
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