An ekphrastic etheree — From beneath, I call you; far from any shoreline, weary from storm-wracked seas; lean over the edge of safety, love, how my arms reach for you — safe harbour from this tempest; touch my skin, aglow, like luminous pearls, like treasure long lost Oh, listen; my lilting melody, love, rising from the depths, seducing mortal…

For bibliophiles and logophiles — 26 words you’ll love — I normally don’t publish listicles — but for words associated with logophilia and bibliophilia (love of words and love of books), I make an exception. …

Into the image: Ekphrastic Poetry — Gustav, you rogue, you silken-tongued charlatan — we’ve heard the endless exaltations — how you’ve captured our mythic erotic— our provocative beauty and sensuality— but, we wonder, while we cavort and carouse — while we weave and writhe so sinuously around and beside one another —we have the time to…

How to make the most of those first creative sparks — What are the most important mental tools for writers? If you answered “words”, you’re on the right track. But before the words, comes the idea. That first, all-important, precious idea. …

Warm Wishes for the Festive Season — I hope December finds you well, and managing the sometimes-hectic pace of preparing to relax for the Festive Season. (there’s an irony right there anyone in charge of the shopping and menu-planning for Christmas would appreciate). I haven’t been doing heaps of writing on Medium, but I’m happy to report…

Give a Poem a Shape: November Poetry Prompt — Red is the hood she wore when she entered the woods the woods have always been a threshold place, a boundary between worlds between known and unknown, dark and light Red signifies danger, but the wolf’s coat has never been red, red like a robin’s breast, drawing a mate —…

Stand-out prose and poetry from Scrittura’s writers — November is here and err … so are we. …

A Note of Thanks and a Few Updates — I’m one of those writers who, while perfectly comfortable with putting her work out there for people to read, is a little shy about addressing her readers directly. …

My Prose Poem and Poetry Prompts — A round-up — Dear Scrittura Writers, I began offering prompts in Scrittura in June this year — one prose poem and one poetry prompt each month. I so appreciate every creative soul who responded to them — and we’ve published some fantastic pieces. The Art of Prompting: What I Love, What I’ve Learnt I love the process of hunting down an idea and…