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Ruth Newell

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wake up to remember

Most welcome. Good, I am glad. And, you do encourage me. by reading, by what you next write/post...the overlaps, the undertone.
— March 20, 2012 6:52 p.m.

wake up to remember

Oh now. Look at you--going on and making a cute little nickname for me in return. You are too cute. Now let's talk poetry for a sec, here. This poem is a good example of what I mean when I say that your writing has...matured over the last year. Granted, that statement is said under the assumption that all the poems have been posted in real time, which I'm sure is not entirely accurate. I have resurrected some for the past. Granted, in so doing I edited them quite a bit before posting, but none the less. Back to the maturation bit though. The reason I say this is that your non linear poems such as this one are growing in depth and breath, of content, and style, and technique even. You really are a natural, not just at the rhythm you create with what I call your movement poems...whether they be about your walk down a given street at a given hour or about the things you see as you scan your surroundings--those poems move the reader visually. The non linear ones move the reader emotionally--all from your word structure, the images that you are developing with focus on the words you choose and where you place them. If your movement poems are the song, these are the instrument...you can almost feel them reverberating with intention and memories and deep rooted emotional surges which so many of us can relate to. I think I mentioned to you once before that a Poetry instructor of mine long ago told me that he felt the definition of art was the recreation of sensations.; if we've managed that, then it's art. I think I agree with him. You perhaps don't see yourself as a budding artist, a true poet heart and soul, perhaps not to the degree you might see that in your painting, but I do. I really really do. Keep writing, Z. This is really hot ticket stuff.
— March 20, 2012 4:22 p.m.

Should've Known Better

lol, oh dear.
— March 20, 2012 12:50 p.m.

Flags & the Pledge

OO--the best kind!
— March 20, 2012 12:46 p.m.

The Sentence

You mean, "My bad"? Got me.
— March 20, 2012 12:40 p.m.

Amping up the Corporate Ante: Conservation Beyond Compliance

Thanks Z!
— March 20, 2012 12:33 p.m.

Amping up the Corporate Ante: Conservation Beyond Compliance

:)Someone's gotta.
— March 20, 2012 12:33 p.m.

wake up to remember

Holy Mackerel, ZMan!!! Super powerful! Well worth the wait.
— March 20, 2012 12:30 p.m.

Environmental Groups Sue to Block New Desert Town

The Salton Sea is gorgeous and serene and far less polluted than coastal waterways, aside from the occasional naturally occurring fish die offs due to the increasing salinity. As far as the smell is concerned, I suppose it depends on what part of the shoreline you land on as the geothermal plants to the south and the agricultural fields to the north would certainly explain offensive orders. I, myself, have never thought it stank on any of my enjoyable visits. AND, for the record, there is nothing SMART in developing raw land in the middle of a desert on top of the San Andreas Fault miles away from any services or infrastructure, the view aside. Black Emerald would earn more points from the sustainable development/environmental community if it were to redevelop existing urban slums instead, I would think.
— March 20, 2012 12:27 p.m.

girlfriend

Hmm
— March 17, 2012 8:55 p.m.

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Ruth Newell

wake up to remember

wake up to remember

Should've Known Better

Flags & the Pledge

The Sentence

Amping up the Corporate Ante: Conservation Beyond Compliance

Amping up the Corporate Ante: Conservation Beyond Compliance

wake up to remember

Environmental Groups Sue to Block New Desert Town

girlfriend

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