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Posted by admin | Jul 28th, 2010
Though August can be hot and sultry inspiring lazy days in hammocks, it is also harvest season. An ancient festival of first fruits is celebrated early in the month. All around us berries are ripening on bushes and vines, fields are beginning to overflow with zucchini and melons and various crops are coming to fruition. It’s definitively a time to feel gratitude for this bounty as well as for other abundance in our lives.
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August Writing Prompts
Posted by admin | Apr 2nd, 2010
Ahhh…fickle April! One minute the sun is coaxing tulips to unfold their petals in whirls of brilliant color, and the next minute you’re dashing for cover from a sudden downpour. Blessed hours of peace in the garden followed by wild tempests tossing everything untethered aloft—that’s April—which makes it an ideal time to study contrasts in your own life and environment.
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April Writing Prompts
Posted by oriana | Feb 17th, 2010
Has this happened to you yet—you notice the time and it’s late afternoon or even early evening and you glance outside, only to be surprised that’s there is still some light in the sky. It’s always such a delight to witness evidence that spring really is on the way. While each day has its own inherent beauty, as winters sputters out, it’s difficult not to yearn for more warmth and light.
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February Writing Prompts
Posted by Rachel Bagby | Dec 1st, 2009
The descent into winter is brightened by the awareness that once we pass the solstice, each day gains more light. Though it is the darkest time of the year, the light has already returned. Hope is once again renewed as the Wheel of the Year turns.
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December Writing Prompts
Posted by Rachel Bagby | Nov 2nd, 2009
In the northern hemisphere we are edging into winter, turning inward and perhaps making more time for personal reflections. As you comb through your days and your recent experiences, see what glowing moments you can capture as living poems.
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November Writing Prompts
Rachel Bagby, author of Divine Daughters: Liberating the Power and Passion of Women’s Voices, has read at and curated poetry programs for the Library of Congress and serves on the Advisory Board of Robert Hass’ River of Words project, connecting children to their watershed through poetry. Learn more about Rachel here.