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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Native American Elders
Rules for writing palindrome poetry: You must use the same words in the first half of the poem as the second half, but Reverse the order for the second half, and Use a word in the middle as a bridge from the first half to the second half of the poem. At first, the simplicity of the rules made me feel like this would be easy enough to do, but I ran into problems almost immediately. For instance, you can't start the poem with the word "the" unless you plan to end the poem on the word "the." And just because something makes sense in the first half doesn't guarantee it'll pass the same test on the way back. Writers Digest, Robert Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
Some Signs Telling You That You May Be Aging
In the last few years, I have gotten in touch with my aging. I am not sure I have anything more to say than any other woman of sixty-nine. I am a Native American woman, so that may show some differences. But otherwise, aging is not only my topic.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Longevity
A Little Man Trying To Be Big
With an Italian origin, the earliest known ottava rima were written by Giovanni Boccaccio. In English, Lord Byron used the form to write Don Juan. More contemporary English poets to use the form include William Butler Yeats and Kenneth Koch. Ottava rima are 8 lines with an abababcc rhyme scheme, most commonly written in iambic pentameter (or 10-syllable lines). The form can work as a stand alone poem, or be used as connecting stanzas. Writer's Digest, Robert Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
