Hey everybody.
I hadn’t put out a new promo in a while, so I decided to put one together for this month’s Second Sunday poetry challenge.
The theme for June is “Television”. All poems need to be sent to me by the 10th of June to be included in the show’s release on the 11th of June. Please see the “Second Sunday” link on the top of the webpage for more information.
Please let me …
Well, we’ve made it to milestone 50 here at Cloudy Day Art. Thanks to all of you for your great support over this past year. I appreciate each and every one of you.
This week’s show features poetry backed by music. This show even features a song by me thanks to a challenge by Thom Ingram of the Poetguru Podcast. Let me know what you think!
Here’s this week’s breakdown:
01:16 Second Sunday‘s …
Hellooo Everybody,
This month’s “Second Sunday” theme was “Architecture and Buildings”. Not sure if it was the very harsh theme, but we only received one submission this month. No worries, the show keeps marching on! Thanks to Robert Parent of “The Write Stuff” podcast for submitting his poem “The Old Mill Buildings”.
I also share my poem “Construction”. I have included both poems on the “Poetry” page.
It has been more …
We have an extra-special show for you this week. I had a great “round-table” discussion with Harry Lafnear of the Everyday Muse podcast and Thom Ingram of the Poetguru Podcast.
We talked about their similar but different poem-a-day projects and the lessons they have learned from them. We speak about creativity and finding your “muse”. We discuss whether the muse even exists or can anyone become a good writer if they are disciplined enough.…
Every so often a little voice inside my head suggest that I should publish my poetry. Then, I remind my little voice, “I don’t have that much poetry to publish”. Then my voice says, “Oh…yeah…nevermind”.
Anyway, I’ve decided that the only way to silence that voice is to first build up a body of work, so that I can at least give myself the option of publishing or not. And, as I am building up …
Just read a really informative article on Andy Shallal (you may have to register), the owner of DC’s Busboys and Poets. You may remember that venue from the “sound-seeing” visit I did a few months back during the Tuesday night open mic. (Check it out here).
Apparently he is quite the artist and entrepreneur. He is also going to be opening up an new Bus Boys and Poets in the Arlington area. …