Michael Allyn Wells

If you have a spare moment this weekend and you have not already seen this blog, I recommend it.  For several weeks now I've been readin...

Often in my earlier writing I would find that I wrote something that had promise but on the whole was clumsy or lacking in any lyrical quali...

Keeps poets busy and off the street. Creates illusion of being more productive. Provides more fodder for critical review. If you throw enoug...

A voyage riddled with holes Bled upon the waters; Defused pink liquid — Briefly marking the position As time slowly ran though the motions ...

As the year draws to a close, I find myself looking back on my work this year with both a satisfaction and a quandary about the future. My s...

Thanksgiving day is over, but there are leftovers and plenty of things to remain thankful for. My oldest daughter living in Phoenix informe...

Worked on some drafts & finished up one poem this weekend. Sent out three more into the world. Also did some brainstorming. So I would s...

"In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things.&...

I am revisiting the "revision" subject of my earlier post with a few thoughts. For my own part, I have been hanging on to my own w...

Rewrites, revisions, whatever you want to call them require a writer to examine something already committed to a page. Early on, I probably ...

I am mulling over in my mind a number of questions relating to poem revisions. I am not sure if I will be finished with this and ready to p...

Today is the last opportunity to participate in the survey of poets on their revision practices. See the left sidebar and take the survey i...

I’m scaling down this weeks summit and being careful, but not particularly graceful in my descent. Monday and Tuesday were relatively speaki...

A worthwhile slide show called Workspaces: Donald Hall - - A Slide Show can been seen here . Thanks to Cindy for the link. Couple of other...

I want to talk about revisions of poetry in the near future. In the meantime, if you've been writing poetry, please take the survey i...

Yesterday, we tried a family outing to Waterworks Park to play Disc Golf. The course there is much bigger than what I have played on. It ...

Thanks Jilly for the link to the gem If only Bush would have read a little poetry first ... ~0~ Worked on rewrites of two drafts this morni...