Poetry

I love poetry. I love writing it, I love listening to it, I love reading it. If poetry was chocolate cake, I'd be enormous.
E. E. Cummings is definitely one of my five favorite poets and I love "Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, Gladly Beyond" which was written by him. Listen to him read it below (his voice gives me goosebumps! Especially when he says the last line.)

P.S. Did you know that E.E. Cummings was not only a poet, but also a novelist, playwright, and painter? Truly a great American artist. Read more of his poetry here

Novel update

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Hey fellow-writers! Ok, so I've been working on my novel for a little over a year now and it's one of the hardest things I've ever done! Initially I thought "Ok, this is just like writing a really long short story." I am now thinking something completely different. It's not at all like writing a short story. When writing novels, you don't just create characters, you create people which is so hard to do! I've been driving myself crazy trying to visualize my characters and how they'd react to different suituations. I wouldn't say that I've got the hang of it, but I'm farther than I was when I started. Also, I wrote out my basic outline for my novel, but I keep on coming across these gaps like "what's the motivation for her to do this?" and "how do you get them from here to there?" Things like that. It's frustrating, but I'm having a wonderful time figuring out my art. The motivation is definitely the hardest part for me. I have this nifty print hanging up in Walden and it gives me a boost of energy every time I look at it! Have a great Wednesday!

WALE

Hey there book lovers :)
If you're in the Jo'burg area you may want to check this out: the WALE Festival. WALE stands for Wits Literature and Arts Experience and it's happening at Wits University from May 11th to the14th.
There will be screenings, exhibitions, workshops, and a book fair! I would love to go but unfortunately I have a pretty busy few days ahead. Check out the programme here.

Ciao