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Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks: No Excuses written by Ann Parr (2006, nonfiction, 32 pages). The book falls into the children’s book genre (in my home it falls into the coffee table book category). Parr’s book is a brief introduction into how Gord Parks became … Continue reading

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Aspiring Poets

Your poetry collection, The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, comes out in December. Is there any advice you’d give to aspiring poets, in terms of the creative process? Great readers make great writers. Read as much as you can, both to … Continue reading

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Possession

No one worth possessing Can be quite possessed; Lay that on your heart, My young angry dear; This truth, this hard and precious stone, Lay it on your hot cheek, Let it hide your tear. Hold it like a crystal … Continue reading

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Half Truths

I’m not afraid of facts, I welcome facts but a congeries of facts is not equivalent to an idea. This is the essential fallacy of the so-called “scientific” mind. People who mistake facts for ideas are incomplete thinkers; they are … Continue reading

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Strength

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.— Maya Angelou Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes … Continue reading

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