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"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ― Ernest Hemingway

Tag: poem

Are you still there, JJ?

July 7, 2021August 3, 2021 JJ Burry4 Comments

Great question. I'm here, and I'm working on something big! Check back in later this month for something I never thought I'd share. In the meantime, please enjoy this poem I wrote just now when I'm supposed to be finishing up a baby quilt... From the quilt I'm supposed to be working on... A lot [...]

Posted in Poetry, Updates & ReflectionsTagged Goals, new ideas, poem, writers, Writing

Micropoetry When Life Is Busy…

August 31, 2017August 3, 2021 JJ Burry11 Comments

School started here this week, so I've been quite busy learning new names and faces, teaching classroom procedures, setting up notebooks, and encouraging a variety of writing from the very beginning. Since I've been busy with school, I haven't been writing a whole lot... Okay, I haven't been writing at all. I don't have writer's [...]

Posted in PoetryTagged micropoetry, poem, prompts, teacher, Twitter

3 Steps for Writing a Poem

August 1, 2017August 3, 2021 JJ Burry6 Comments

Poetry: a mellifluous word all by itself. Does it sound so beautiful the first time it's written down, though? Or is there a process for writing poetry? That's a hard question to answer. Some poets will say no. Others will say yes. The answer, however, depends on you and the purpose of your poem. For [...]

Posted in Poetry, Writing IdeasTagged how-to, poem, research, teaching, Writing, writing process

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