Author Archives: Annie Neugebauer

10 Poetry Myths–Busted.

Originally posted on April 6, 2011 at 3:41 PM 1. Poetry is boring. You zombied out during the entire poetry semester in high school. You’d rather be poked in the eye with a spoon repeatedly that sit through an open … Continue reading

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Poetry 101: A Crash-Course on Poetic Devices

Originally posted on April 4, 2011 at 2:31 PM I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight some of the most important basics of poetry. For some of you, this might be old hat, and for others it might … Continue reading

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Asking for What we Need

Originally posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:35 PM There’s a certain lesson that I keep relearning in every facet of my life over and over again since I was born. It’s very simple, yet I never seem to remember … Continue reading

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Writing. Living. Reality.

Originally posted on March 22, 2011 at 7:16 PM “Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always … Continue reading

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I Prefer My Authors Dead

Originally posted on March 17, 2011 at 3:37 PM No, this is not some creepy, horrific, horror-creeper creep-fest. I love my authors alive, too. And I don’t mean to make light of those who have come before us. It’s just … Continue reading

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