Category Archives: Teaching and Learning

Silent Speaking

Posted on October 18, 2012 by randomyriad

I am in the middle of a quest to listen to or read 1000 different poets. Today I found Joaquin Zihuatanejo and this amazing silent and spoken poem. “A Poem for John”  

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Five Days In January

Posted on May 12, 2012 by randomyriad

January 7, 2012 I sit at my desk and read “The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster” by Richard Brautigan, all at  once without a break, 102 poems, short easy to engage with like comfort food. I have read these … Continue reading →

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Commentary On the Unsettled Skies of March and Other Random Thoughts

Posted on March 31, 2012 by randomyriad

“People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson As I write or avoid writing, I look out the window and see the parade of storms and … Continue reading →

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Late October: Dreams and Poems and Busyness

Posted on February 21, 2012 by randomyriad

At the end of October, I kept myself busy. I began attending a writers group, working on my second draft of my first NaNoWriMo novel while I was preparing for the next NaNoWriMo, outlining connections between characters and places on … Continue reading →

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Half of October: Thoughts, Dreams, and Visions of a Slightly Employed, Part Time Student.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by randomyriad

In October I was taking a general introductory course in psychology and medical terminology while looking for work and working very part time at a little at a preschool. I was thinking quite a bit about how I had maneuvered … Continue reading →

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