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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: January 2015

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Guest Author This Week at Best American Poetry. When I was asked to write five guest posts for the good people at Best American Poetry. I decided to go a little further outside my comfort zone than I'm used to. Instead of writing about my own poetry or the subjects I so often study, I composed five brief essays on my experience as a poet who uses meditation to survive the process, the craft, the professional creative writing field. Abby E. Murray.

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: Guest Author This Week at Best American Poetry

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Guest Author This Week at Best American Poetry. When I was asked to write five guest posts for the good people at Best American Poetry. I decided to go a little further outside my comfort zone than I'm used to. Instead of writing about my own poetry or the subjects I so often study, I composed five brief essays on my experience as a poet who uses meditation to survive the process, the craft, the professional creative writing field. Abby E. Murray.

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: June 2012

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Thursday, June 7, 2012. Quick Draw: Poems from a Soldier's Wife. Well, I'm approaching the final week of my second chapbook's advance sales period. Quick Draw: Poems from a Soldier's Wife. Is available now through the website for Finishing Line Press. A great publisher and sponsor of the New Women's Voices contest. Just click on Bookstore and look me up by name or title. Or, here's the direct link. To buy. Here's a picture of the cover, which Laura Ben-Amots. Mostly while I was ...

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: November 2014

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Dylan Thomas, ACDC, and a Grumpfest about the Great White (Male) Poet. In the December issue of The Atlantic. James Parker writes that Dylan Thomas was "the last rock-star poet," and that when he died in 1953, poetry died with him. Okay, I get it, we're dealing with a bit of a man-crush here; Parker obviously mourns the ages-old loss of a poet he considered "a wizard". And I'm not ready to read about beheadings or male mid-life crises. I'm not makin...

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: April 2011

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Friday, April 8, 2011. NAPOWRIMO DAY 7 POEM. On Wednesday, Tom came home after his morning PT session and we made breakfast before I left for work. As we sat at our dining room table, Tom suddenly slapped the front page of the newspaper in front of me, blocking my view of peanut butter toast with a fantastic article. "Abby. You HAVE to read this," he said. And I did read it. And I cut it out and kept it too. Photo from Spiegel Online). SO MANY TIMES I HAVE DREAMED. On a bed of.

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: Prose & a Poem for Flynn

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Thursday, January 30, 2014. Prose and a Poem for Flynn. When I was five or six, our family cat, Cotton, was euthanized after being attacked by a raccoon. She came running into our yard from the tree farm next door, her back right leg ripped clean from her body, blood dripping into the dirt. My sisters and I screamed and screamed and screamed. It was April Fools Day. I hate April Fools Day. The dogwoods in bloom outside our Atlanta house.]. Get the fuck back here! A year later, w...

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: April 2012

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Sunday, April 29, 2012. I tried a different kind of writing this afternoon, in honor of my current literary overdose. (I know many writers will insist there is no such thing. But there is.) There comes a weekend- usually during National Poetry Month- when there are just too many essays, too many chapters, too many lectures, too many poems. Too many projects, too many letters, too many prompts. 1) My second chapbook, Quick Draw: Poems from a Soldier's Wife. And click on Bookstore...

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: February 2012

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Sunday, February 5, 2012. DEPLOYMENT - DAY ONE. I seriously can't believe my last blog post was in July, 2011. Where have I. Keeping busy, I suppose. I'm still teaching at the community college, still living in Colorado Springs. And, for the second time since I've lived in this town, I'm saying goodbye to my husband so he can fight in a war I have never considered honorable or justified. I've missed you guys. You're such good listeners. : ). Abby E. Murray. Abby E. Murray. Http:...

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: November 2012

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Tuesday, November 20, 2012. THE HOBBIT and other inspirations for impromptu poetry. The good news is, I know so many people with cool blogs! The bad news is, I'm not as awesome as they are. I rarely post anything, and when I do - I mean, my last was all, buy my book (please)! I'm not saying I'm 100% boring or dense - I have moments of smart - but I think tonight I'm noticing just how many gifted acquaintances I have. You go, guys! My friend Sarah Reebs has tackled photography.

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray: June 2013

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Poetry of Abby E. Murray. Thursday, June 27, 2013. In Which I Have Opinions About Poetry. Thing is, I agree with a lot of Edmundson’s complaints about contemporary American poetry. For the past few years (and I haven’t been at this for long), I’ve been underwhelmed by Poetry. 8211; it’s not as poetic as ‘courage’, but I agree with the way Edmundson identifies these qualities as necessary talents. Rely on obscurity. I learn nothing, feel nothing when poems devolve into seemingly spontaneous incomprehe...