Posts by Sean Glatch
Iron skillet rusting
Iron skillet rusting
In rank summer grass—
The peeling clapboard cottage
misty morning fog
misty morning fog
first light on the horizon
storefront flowers
Finches ignore
Finches ignore
the dead sparrow
in the feeder
Evening mind
evening mind
flashing O-P-E-N
at the teriyaki hut
early spring
early spring
golden poppies and purple sage
in the cemetery
Haiku Poems: How to Write a Haiku
Haiku poems are short poems that use brevity and close observation, as well as natural imagery, to find powerful insight. Combining the restraint of short-form poetry with centuries of tradition,…
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Equal parts biography, fiction, and an ode to family and Detroit, Barbara Henning‘s Ferne: a Detroit Story captures the Midwestern magic of mid-century Michigan. Barbara retells the life of her mother,…
Read More10 Types of Nonfiction Books and Genres
From journalism to instruction manuals, travel guides to historical CNF, nonfiction is one of the broadest and most versatile categories of writing. Indeed, we encounter many types of nonfiction genres…
Read MorePun Intended: A Look at Pun Examples in Literature
What do you call a sandwich made of wordplay? A pun-ini. The English language abounds with pun examples in literature. From Chaucer to Shakespeare, from the Romantics to contemporary poetry,…
Read MoreHow to Start a Story: Examples and Inspiration
It happens to the best of us: you open a new word document, you’re faced with the many possibilities that a story can take, and then you realize you don’t…
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