by Cheryl Pallant | Dec 19, 2012 | creative collaboration, ekphrastic poetry, poetry
These poems are the last in a series of my responses to Lori Ellison’s work. These drawings remind me of a labyrinth which one walks not to reach a destination but to reflect on thoughts and how each footfall meets the ground. Time slows. Details and options...
by Cheryl Pallant | Sep 27, 2012 | poetry, poetry event
Here’s what we’re doing in Richmond Virginia — putting forth poetry as refuge, as affirmation and witness of spirit, and as catalyst for change.
by Cheryl Pallant | Sep 7, 2012 | creative writing, creativity, poetry
A favorite writing spot: VMFA For the second year, I’ve agreed to organize Richmond’s 100 Thousand Poets for Change. As of this writing, venues in 700 cities and 110 countries, in such far away places as Cairo Egypt, Port Au Prince Haiti, and Ulanbaataar Mongolia, are...
by Cheryl Pallant | Jul 31, 2012 | contact improvisation, dance, poetry
Joe Tranquillo and me Anyone who has tried to assign words to movement immediately encounters difficulty. How do you apply something as seemingly static as words to motion? Early in the process of creating an outline for my book on contact improvisation, Contact...
by Cheryl Pallant | Jun 14, 2012 | best writing books, creative writing, poetry, writing prompt
Best writing occurs with practice. The more you write, the more you learn. What you think may work chafes against what does work. You edit. You edit again. Sometimes you start over, scrap the entire manuscript, perhaps saving some of your precious lines in a separate...
by Cheryl Pallant | Apr 6, 2012 | creative writing, creativity techniques, poetry
The thud at the front screen door announced the arrival of Continental Drifts, my new poetry book. I ripped open the envelope to hold the culmination of months of writing and years of sending it to publishers. I returned upstairs to my office, placed the book on the...
