Enjoy.  [click on the stamp to view] [original: [link]] |
| Deviant Login | Shop |
 | Join deviantART for FREE  |
Take the Tour  |
NaPo 6/7: crosshatch take It won't be a shockNaPo 6/7: crosshatch take by =angelStained
if the deer was a sky
and its antlers
caught in the headlights
are forked and struck:
bolt away
Pepper has the look of pencil-dust. We the self
take the wheel and slip between the lines,
over another, streaks and strokes on the fabric
of ourselves who left a mark.
(You bit the tapestry to pieces and it tumbles out
flare by flare onto the floor.
Cotton wool,
splash and soak of alcohol: a flavor you cannot beat
out of creamy cloth.
The soft palm-in-palm until it burst into fire—)
My paper is not corrupt, but words corrugate
in the mouth. I can feel it rough and pulse
the flesh:
Read here and #NaPoWriMo2012!  |
i was promised war wing bones, whimpersi was promised war by *i-am-a-bridgewalker
carved in the trenches of ares'
forehead: flame-spit and barren
with smoky cold. our arching
fingertips stir circles
against a fitful god's brow,
awakening star-cheeked dancers
in the nevernight, red atoms clinging to
the prehensile wish of man.
nuzzled so long against mother terra's breast;
we clip the cords free from the base
of our skulls, stumble
clumsy fingers around the axes
of skin breath pulse want
and pry out new, hollow bellies
in the sky.
Be Someone's Critical Friend The first step in learning how to revise is learning how to be a critical friend to someone else. The ultimate goal for revision is to make you a critical reader of your own writing. This month, with focused, research-based activities and friendly advice, we're going to try to teach you how to take on both these roles--and show you how acquiring these skills can help make you a better reader and writer in the future.Be Someone's Critical Friend by ~LaMonaca
Did you submit a deviation for Polish Month? If so, check this journal for group assignments. Not listed on the journal? No problem. Note :devgeneratinghype: with a link to your deviation by 4 May 2008!
If you haven't alr
A Revision Revolution Our Critical Friends have been working hard for one another, almost to the neglect of their own writing, and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank them for their efforts. We promise it won't be in vain! It's also important to note that this process slows or quickens based on how many questions there are left to ask and how well the writer wants to answer them.A Revision Revolution by ~LaMonaca
And it's the writer's role we'd like to begin with today.
Is this a Revolution?
When receiving critique, especially on the internet, the rules change from site to site. However, the unfortunate and common consensus seems to be thus:
Literature Community Volunteers:   WATCH. NOW. real-life friends:    |
  Contests
=DailyLitDeviations
Groups
&
|
| RAWR: [link] [link] #Expose-Lit dA:  DLD / DD Suggestions [running low.] Group duties Take article out of hiatus and gather critiques [critiques gathered! now I need to write, aah] Critique contest?IRL: STUDY Read read readElsewhere on the Internet: Participate more on Dark Lord Potter because it is awesome Write a non-dA article Send writing to be published in zines [haven't been active lately]Writing: Allusions Repetition Fixed forms— villanelle? Haiku Experiment more for prose— science fiction? |
38%
30%
22%
11%
|
| to whom it may concern: hello, sorry in advance if my inbox's a mess. |
#
FAQ #264: 
Just because you're so awesome. <3
