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Poetry Friday: Walk and Talks

March 11, 2022 /

Today’s Poetry Friday roundup is over at Poetry for Children. 

I’m a big routine person. I know a lot of creatives who don’t write or create every day, but I tend to do better if I do. I noticed a few months ago that I loved my weekday routines, but my weekend routines needed some sprucing up. I wanted to still do creative things on the weekend, but I didn’t need such a regimented routine. I also needed practices that would fill the well. One of the things I’ve been trying to do is a nature walk on Sunday afternoons. 

While I’m walking, I might practice productive meditation where I try to hold an idea in my mind and brainstorm something or write something while walking. I sometimes take photos. One of the occasional things I started doing during the early parts of the pandemic was to chat with a writing friend about writing. While walking, we talked about our WIPs, asked each other questions, brainstormed, and pushed each other or encouraged each other in this creative life. This photograph was taken while I was doing a “walk and talk.” I didn’t write the poem until a few days later, but as I was talking I noticed some interesting details in the park. I tend to hone in on smaller details instead of larger landscapes. 

What I’m Reading

I’m finishing up A POETRY HANDBOOK by Mary Oliver. This is a book study I’m doing with a group of people at Inked Voices, and I am really enjoying diving into the craft of poetry. I’ve owned this book for ages, but this is the first time I’ve studied it diligently. 

 

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