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Welcome back to my monthly column. I would love to hear from you. If there is anything you would like to know about poetry or writing, please let me know. I do love taking a deep dive into new topics. This month’s topic is the “dog days of summer”, per Wikipedia, “Various computations of the…
Stephen King, in his book “On Writing,” also said: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” This is the first book I recommend writers read. It’s a memoir wrapped around the craft of writing. For the better part of each day, if…
Many poems are created by responding to a writing prompt. 10 Poetry Notebooks recently did an article about what happens after a few poems are written. “Not everything we write will ask us to return. But some pieces do. “What holds energy?What carries possibility?What asks, however quietly, to be continued? “This kind of attention is…
The image above is from the poster that the Academy of American Poets distributed this year to educators to hang in their classrooms. Each year, the poster has a new design, and it is distributed free to all educators who request one. This year’s poster features a line from Arthur Sze’s poem, “The Chance” (if…
There is much news to share. First, “Jersey Baked” (formerly known as “Savory Sweet Morsels” back in my January Wednesday Wonderings post) was officially published today, March 11, 2026, exactly (mumble) years after the birth of my son Jon. It is a small collection of poems about eating, drinking, and being merry from a Jersey…
Laura Daniels, Writer 