Helen and Teacher

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron (George Gordon) : The Poetry Foundation

Where were you when you first read him?



She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron (George Gordon) : The Poetry Foundation

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: My Collision with Inside Edition, Freeing the Tale...

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: My Collision with Inside Edition, Freeing the Tale...: There I was Friday, about to go to lunch, and begin a short day at work. A good friend was holding an estate sale, and there was a large bea...

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

For Writers of All Types: Something of Interest

Something on a LinkedIn Discussion group: Neuroscience of poetry Emily SkyePoet and Therapeutic Children's Story WriterTop Contributor This relates strongly to other threads here, but I thought I would separate it out. I just did a very brief search and see there are studies on the difference in our brain activity responding to poetry in comparison to prose, with poetry echoing music (at a glance - I have not read this properly). What I did not find at first glance was research on the process of writing poetry. Have any poets been wired up to see what happens in those moments of inspiration and all the many nuanced ways people here have described creating their poems? Does anyone know anything much about this? Hope it is not too appalling a thought for you - just intrigued
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: See below from a local news report; I love yard s...



Where were you for your first yard sale?  When did it happen?  How did you find out about it?  Why did you go?  What did you buy?  Whom were you with?  Memories are made of these! For inspiration, see the books of Mary Randolph Carter, including "American Junk and Garden Junk."



Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: See below from a local news report; I love yard s...: See below from a local news report; I love yard sales, and find many dolls there, despite the admonition from the author of "Haunted ...