10/14/2019 3 Comments AMONG THE ABSENTMy fourth collection of poems Among the Absent, New and Selected Poems, published by Finishing Line Press, is available from the Press and on Amazon. The book has selections from previous collections: Blue Stone, 1986, Her BMW, 2007, and Open Season, 2015.
At a recent reading in Alexandria, Virginia, from the new book, I was asked how long it took me to write a poem. Sometimes years! A new poem "On the Railway Bridge" had its first version in William Meredith's creative writing class in 1959, the writing more diffuse and a different title, the experience rendered unchanged, the language honed. Another new poem "What Singer" I held on to for at least twenty years before I finally found the words to let it go. The advantage for a poem is that it remains with you, can return at its own moment on a train ride, on a walk, and even in company.
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Anne
10/25/2019 09:47:34 pm
What Singer- the ghostly remains of an unknown voice- still ringing, though silently.
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Amy
10/27/2019 10:01:47 am
Interesting! I am familiar with your poetry but did not know that some of your "new" poems originated many years earlier.
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Doris Wyatt
11/22/2019 07:52:10 pm
I suppose every artist or composer has different styles of composing. Just as life has new meaning from each new experience, our writing gathers layers of insight as we think daily. Of course, some days are fallow, others are fireworks.
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Neva HerringtonNeva Herrington is a poet and former educator. She is currently working on a new book of poetry, a collection of short stories, and her memoir. Her inspiration comes from her own experience and the work of other poets. Archives
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