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Getting Blood Stains Out

J.A. Carter-Winward

  Writing in blood means writing with, in, and from your own blood, your own guts, your own self-hood and experience. And every so often, you get sloppy. We all do. So what do you do? How to get blood stains out. Well, it's tough. First, you've got to consider how deep the stain, how… Continue reading Getting Blood Stains Out

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Thoughts on “Grief – A Poem” by Cynthia Pitman

J.A. Carter-Winward

Today I’m going to address this poem because it was more than what it seems—and is, if you know anything about loss. Find the original poem HERE on Vita Brevis Poetry Magazine. Every so often I come across a poem that feels like a perfect poem. What does a “perfect poem” look like, read like?… Continue reading Thoughts on “Grief – A Poem” by Cynthia Pitman

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Under the Plum Tree—by Linda Lee Lyberg: A Deconstruction

J.A. Carter-Winward

This poem was originally published in Vita Brevis, and was chosen by the editor as a favorite, so I re-read it again today, and it still tugged at me the way it did when I first read it. It begged me to take it apart. Dismantling/deconstructing a poem is not as horrific or callous as… Continue reading Under the Plum Tree—by Linda Lee Lyberg: A Deconstruction

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Delmarva by Katy Santiff: a Commentary

J.A. Carter-Winward

  Good morning and welcome to another edition of Writing in Blood's deconstruction of a poem entitled Delmarva—A Poem by Katy Santiff. I enjoy the unfolding of a new dimension. When I open a book of poetry, never at the beginning, but in the middle, it’s an immediate immersion. You don’t do it with a… Continue reading Delmarva by Katy Santiff: a Commentary