Kaecey McCormick
@kaecey.bsky.social
Writer, Artist, Hiker, Voracious Reader, Attempter of Yoga, Lover of Peanut Butter and Espresso
I'm having so much with #poetry! Check out this idea, which uses Denise Duhamel's 'in which' poems... #amwriting #amwritingpoetry #creativity #poetryprompts www.kaeceymccormick.com/post/poetry-...
Poetry Writing Lessons: Using "In Which" Like Denise Duhamel
This month’s Poetry Writing Lessons post dives into Denise Duhamel’s playful “Poem in Which I Press Fast Forward.” Learn how to use parallel phrasing, couplets, and compressed time to generate new wor...
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Jose Hernandez Diaz' new poetry collection The Parachutist is out now! Order your copy at sundress-publications.square.site/product/the-... 🪂✒️🌵
Thinking about an MFA in #creativewriting? Guest blogger Jim Naremore dives into what those three letters really mean for #writers. www.kaeceymccormick.com/post/mfa-wha... #amwriting #writingcommunity
"MFA: What Do Those Three Letters Get You" by Guest Blogger Jim Naremore
Uncover the true value of an MFA with author Jim Naremore, as he shares candid insights and personal experiences in this guest blog post.
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🔥NEW🔥 at AGNI Online: Two poems by Mai Der Vang. Read "Chant of Immediate Threats," from her third collection, PRIMORDIAL, forthcoming from @graywolfpress.bsky.social in 2025 👇
Chant of Immediate Threats
A literary magazine named after the Vedic fire-god. Transformative. The writer in witness, the imagination in combustion.
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Inter / Act is a great group / venue. Glad for the chance to help keep the poetry going into 2025.
#Writers! Here's a FREE downloadable calendar of writing prompts for the month of January! #amwriting #writingprompts #dailywritingprompt #writeeveryday www.kaeceymccormick.com/post/free-ca...
Free Calendar of Writing Prompts PLUS Other Ways to Kickstart Your Writing This Year!
Unlock creativity with my free calendar of writing prompts! Plus learn about another way to jumpstart your writing this year.
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Happy New Year!! 🥳 I've curated 3 #writing prompts to help you ring in the New Year! Check them out in today's blog post. 🙂 #writingprompts #amwriting #writingcommunity #writinghelp #howtostartwriting www.kaeceymccormick.com/post/3-writi...
3 Writing Prompts to Start Your Year Strong
Kickstart your creativity with these 3 writing prompts to ignite ideas and help you start your year strong!
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@kmasullivan.bsky.social just posted Episode Four of Build Your Poetry Manuscript with KMA: The Walk In. In this episode she offers thoughts on epigraphs and the opening poems of your collection. youtu.be/GpF-yBYoKMs
Build Your Poetry Manuscript with KMA, Episode 4: The Walk In
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I'm working on that first collection now... Glad to read this! #amwriting #amwritingpoetry #poetry
Poets & Writers@pw.org · 2y agoJimin Seo offers advice for writers drafting their first poetry collections: “Don’t worry about the value of a single poem.” The poet recommends prioritizing the big picture, since “how these pieces resonate with one another informs a working, breathing organism.” at.pw.org/TheLuminousL...
✨ Can #poetry teach us to sit with grief? ✨ In my latest post, I explore how Ted Kooser’s “Pearl” reshaped the way I write about loss—with honesty, courage, and attention to the small, human details. #poetrycommunity #PowerPoetry #amwriting #writingcommunity tinyurl.com/565ak8r5
Writing Grief: What I Learned about Emotional Honesty in Poetry from Ted Kooser
Today I'm exploring emotional honesty in poetry with insights from "Pearl" by Ted Kooser. Plus my takeaways in how writing grief can enhance
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I’m thrilled to announce #Writing Jumpstart 2025—a virtual 4-day writing #retreat (Jan. 20–23)! 🎉 Join me to write, reflect, and reconnect with your #creativity in a fun, low-pressure space. Let's kick off 2025 with inspiration! ✍️✨ shorturl.at/6tOK3 #writingcommunity #writerslift #amwriting
Kickstart Your Creativity in 2025: Join Me for a Virtual Writing Retreat!
Join my virtual writing retreat to kickstart your creativity in 2025. Discover new inspiration at Writing Jumpstart 2025! Here's what you need to know and how you can save a seat!
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Read my guest post at @kaecey.bsky.social wonderful site!
Kaecey McCormick@kaecey.bsky.social · 2y agoEver wondered how writers create atmosphere? Check out author @milanamarsenich.bsky.social's thoughts (and her new book, #IdahoMadams, which explores the histories of women who ran brothels!). #writingcommunity #writingtips #amwriting #amwritingfiction www.kaeceymccormick.com/post/writing...
Ever wondered how writers create atmosphere? Check out author @milanamarsenich.bsky.social's thoughts (and her new book, #IdahoMadams, which explores the histories of women who ran brothels!). #writingcommunity #writingtips #amwriting #amwritingfiction www.kaeceymccormick.com/post/writing...
"Writing the Ghostly Aspects of a Town" by Guest Blogger Milana Marsenich
Add ghostly elements of towns to your writing with tips from award-winning author Milana Marsenich.
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🔔 Would you like to be a Chestnut Review poetry reader? Applications open until 11:59 pm, January 2nd, 2025. chestnutreviewauxiliary.submittable.com/submit #chestnutreview #poetry #poetryreader #litmagstaff #volunteer #intern
Sundress Publications is open for submissions of full-length prose manuscripts in all genres! Submissions free for everyone thorugh 12/14! www.sundresspublications.com/news/2024/11...
Sundress Publications Opens for Full-Length Prose Manuscripts - Sundress Publications
Sundress Publications is open for submissions of full-length prose manuscripts in all genres. All authors are welcome to submit manuscripts during our reading period, which runs from December 1, 2024 ...
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Please join us for “From Inside the Margins: Using Narrative to Facilitate Intercommunal Healing,” a FREE virtual workshop led by Najya Williams on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024, from 6:00 – 7:30 PM EST. sundressblog.com/2024/11/24/s...
Today I'm exploring how #poet @jfranklinpoet.bsky.social's If Some God Shakes Your House (@fourwaybooks.bsky.social) deepened my understanding of persona poems and more. #poetry #amreading #amwriting www.kaeceymccormick.com/post/what-je...
What Jennifer Franklin's If Some God Shakes Your House Taught Me About Poetry and Persona Poems
Explore how Jennifer Franklin's work deepened my understanding of persona poems. Discover insights on poetry and persona you can use today.
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Springtime might not be on your mind now, but at Chestnut Review, we are always preparing for the next issue. Submit your best by 12/31 for a chance to appear in our Spring 2025 issue! chestnutreview.submittable.com/submit #chestnutreview #submissions #poetry #prose #flash
We've received a few requests to continue to submit to our Poetry Contest, so we've reopened it and set the deadline to match our Short Nonfiction Contest: December 31! Learn more & submit to either one or both at the link in our bio.
I get to teach with stellar poets @kenyonreview.bsky.social in the winter online workshops! Come write poems with us! Applications due December 15
“Me, poor man, my library Was dukedom large enough” THE TEMPEST I, ii #ShakespeareSunday #amwriting #writerslife #shakespeare #writinginspiration #writers #writingcommunity #writing #books #library
