by Jeri Walker | Apr 1, 2019 | Writing Tips
April is National Poetry Month! In honor of all things poetic, I’m offering up this post on how to write a sonnet. Perhaps you’ll decide to devote the month of April to giving the form a whirl. If not, penning any manner of poetry will do. The Academy of... 
by Jeri Walker | Apr 4, 2016 | Lit Chat
Happy National Poetry Month! My nod to the event is this explication of “London” by William Blake. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the world’s biggest literary celebration. Many events are planned throughout the entire month of April... 
by Jeri Walker | Apr 24, 2014 | Lit Chat
Just when you thought National Poetry Month couldn’t get much better, lo and behold, today is Poem in Your Pocket Day. People from all over the United States will be carrying a poem with them today that they share with others. In the case of this blog post, I am... 
by Jeri Walker | Apr 21, 2014 | Lit Chat
Not too long ago, a blogger friend of mine sent me a pack of gum in the mail. Mind you, it wasn’t any gum. It was Shakespearean Insult Gum. Laura Zera totally made my day by sending me lines of invective language encased in such clever packaging. As my posts for... 
by Jeri Walker | Apr 10, 2014 | Lit Chat
Chances are you have seen the 1982 movie The Man from Snowy River. The film tells the story of down-on-his-luck Jim Craig who falls in love with a rich rancher’s daughter in the 1880s Australian frontier. Romance and conflict ensue as the plot unfolds. The...
