My First Deadline is Approaching

Deadline for submission of my poems is October 1st.  Tomorrow is September 1st.  My first submission, my first deadline.  Yikes, this is getting real!  BTW, I am submitting 2 poems...

Excuses, excuses

Yes I know... it has been a week since my last post.  I have been sick, really.  But I'm back and here's what I am doing today.  My path begins with 'Writing The Life Poetic', by Sage Cohen.  This is my compass for getting out of my head, facing fear of not doing what I say-again, and building my skills.  

Chapter 4  Show vs. Tell  The Art of the Image:  How often do we hear this?  This comes up at the writing group, often.  After much discussion, it normally ends with someone making the comment, "But there are times when you want the writer to just tell it," or "Too much description, just tell it, please!"  So, is there a balance for show vs. tell?  Showing gives a fresh, new image.  Telling is, well, telling... right?  I hope to apply this to my own writing.  Currently, there are two poems that I hope will be published this Winter.  I will not post those poems on this blog but will save my final comment on this subject when I reach that goal. 

It's after 2 a.m. in the morning and I am not thinking of poetry, only sleep!  Had a massage today and two glasses of wine... of course I just had to take a nap.  My muse is sleeping right now.  It has a big day tomorrow!