Denise E Lindquist
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I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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The Ghazal
Ghazals are love poems. Must be written in couplets, or stanzas of 2 lines. It has no less than 5, and no more than 15, couplets. Each couplet typically ends in a period. Each couplet should be able to stand on its own, while also being interlinked with the other couplets. Some ghazal poets argue that each couplet is its own poem. Each line must have the same number of syllables. Every ghazal has a radeef. A radeef is a refrain repeated at the end of certain lines. This refrain often titles the poem as well. The refrain appears at the end of lines 1 and 2, and then at the end of lines 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, etc. In other words, every even-numbered line, plus the first line. Every ghazal has a kafiya. The kafiya is a rhyming phrase that precedes every radeef. The poem cannot repeat any kafiyas, so every radeef has its own unique kafiya. The final couplet can have a self-reference. In other words, the poet can (and usually does) refer to themselves in the final couplet. Some contemporary ghazal examples eschew this rule, but most poems have the self-reference.
By Denise E Lindquist8 months ago in Poets
She Led The Way For Others
Team Carrie Cancer Fundraiser started yesterday at a local art center near me. It was a beautiful time, and I was elected to speak about it. Every year prior, we have been raising funds through the Powwow for Hope. This year, it was decided to have the fundraiser there every other year.
By Denise E Lindquist8 months ago in Art
The Book of Questions. Top Story - June 2025.
Gregory Stock’s The Book of Questions prompts — If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be? In what ways will you treat (or have you treated) your children differently from the way you were treated? If you’ve already raised children and could do it again, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?
By Denise E Lindquist8 months ago in Writers
Difficult Questions To Answer?
Gregory Stock, Ph.D. The Book of Questions prompts - If your friends and acquaintances were willing to bluntly and honestly tell you what they really thought of you, would you want them to? Do you think your friends would agree with one another about the kind of person you are? How much energy do you spend doing things to favorably impress other people? If you were completely unconcerned about what others would think, what sorts of things might you do? How do you feel when people like you because they think you are someone you are not?
By Denise E Lindquist8 months ago in Writers
My Favorite Teachers
Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones Deck prompts - Tell me about a favorite teacher. My favorite teacher, who was in my life for about fifteen years, was a fourth-grade nun. She was constantly moving her fingers on the larger rosary she had hanging at her side. She shared stories of her marriage to Jesus. She gave me bookmarks with stories of the saints.
By Denise E Lindquist8 months ago in Writers
