G.L. Morrison
With sundry awards, magazines & anthologies to her credit, Morrison's taught writers @conferences in Portland, Seattle, SF, Boston, Chicago, NYC and Washington DC at the Library of Congress.
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Portland Oregon Arts, BeMuse: The Unveiling, June 1 2011Portland Oregon Arts & Poetry. Creative "cross-pollination" event. BeMuse: The Unveiling, June 1 2011. -
Poetry & Plunder: Collecting AC Poets & Poetry (4/1/11)The best poetry and poets on the web found in G.L. Morrison's poetry column Poetry & Plunder. -
Poem: Canal and MottPoem inspired by a photograph by Gabriel Shanks (of a man shopping at a kiosk in Chinatown) both the photograph and the poem are named for the location of the vendor, shopper and captured moment: Canal & Mott
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Haiku: Frightened MoonThis Halloween Haiku was written specifically for the AC Halloween Haiku contest. Like all things scary, it's the unseen lurking in the shadows that truly terrifies. What would frighten the moon? Good and Spooky Samhain to all.
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Best TV Show of the 80s: BlackadderBest TV Show of the 80s was Blackadder due to timeless comedy stylings of Rowan Atkinson.
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Music Review: Francesco EscoMusic review of Francesco Esco. Exploring the ambient samplings of a self-professed "sound designer" -an apt description for the aural collage available blending technology and instrumentation. -
Poem: Elmer's Brand Writers' BlockPoetry is like glue. If you forget to clean the cap after you use it when you come back it'll be crusty and complicated. A poem of writing and not writing, Writer's Block, stickiness and getting unstuck
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The ABC's of Spoken Word Artist: G.L. MorrisonG.L. Morrison interviews herself in this playful format of getting to know you through the ABCs of Music -a series of playful interviews with International Musicians and Bands with a web presence.
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The ABC's of Musician: Breck StewartThe ABCs of Music are playful interviews with International Musicians and Bands that have a web presence who have music that is free, accessible and fantastic. Breck Stewart is one such talented musician. -
Interview with the Band: Viking KrueViking Krue--interview with band members show what makes this playful musical group really rock. -
Haiku: Angels WaterskiIt's a beautiful day for a haiku and what better subject for a haiku than a beautiful day. The haiku "Angels Waterski" follows the traditional format of nature allegory in three lines but does not adhere to the western 17 syllable requirement.
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Sestina: Morning NumbersHow to write a Sestina: Sestina as an example of the Sestina form. By using the number of each repeat word as the repeat word itself, the nature of the repeated end word cycle is clearly illustrated.
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Eulogy for My Son (who is Still Living)Once they grow out of the fragility of infancy, parents can refuse to admit the mortality of their children. What do you do when your child asks you to write his eulogy?
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Lovesick Playlist: The Top 20 Rock Love SongsLove songs that even a cynic can get mushy about.
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The Celebrity Apprentice Finale: Viewers Get TrumpedCelebrity Apprentice: Audience duped, Trump stacks the deck in Joan Rivers favor
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Reclaiming Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation (1870)Mother's Day Proclamation (written in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe) Arise, then, women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, Whether our baptism be of water or of tears! -
10 Reasons Wolverine is the SeXiest X-manSome things we know without explaining how we know it. Things like water is wet, ice is cold and Wolverine is the seXiest man of the X-men. 10 reasons why Wolverine dominates the seXy chart.
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New Oregon Law Over Honest Pint of BeerBeer is something Oregon takes seriously. New law demands fairness for Oregon's consumers. An "honest pint" of beer must be 16 oz.
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In the Shadow of Harry Potter: The Wizardry of Nita and KitContrasted with the celebrated British Harry Potter books, Diane Duane's Young Wizards series is uniquely American.
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Oprah's Book Club Bestseller: A New EarthA New Earth by Eckhardt Tolle: Is it changing the old earth one reader at a time?
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Swine flu panic prompts fear in Oregon grandmotherAt the same time as the swine flu outbreak is reported, I come down with a suspicious illness.
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Guide to Libraries in Eugene, OregonThere's a lot more than books at the Eugene Public Libraries.
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Daily Poetry Challenge: On My LaptopWrite an ode to a piece of technology was the daily poetry challenge/prompt.
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No Limit Cheap Fantastics: The Top 5 Buffets in Eugene, OregonBudget-wise and family friendly, these eateries are well-kept local secrets.
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My Father's Day PoemAnyone who knows me must be terrified to follow a link entitled "My father's day poem"
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Daily Poetry Challenge: Just WordsThe daily poetry challenge was to write in iambic pentameter a poem of 5 or more lines.
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Daily Poem Challenge: Dharma DogWrite a poem about your pet was the challenge of the day. "About time" my golden retriever said.
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Book Review: What's Wrong with the Twilight Book Series?A million teenage girls can't be wrong -or can they? Examining what's wrong with the bestselling Twilight book series by Stephenie Meyer. (Warning: spoiler alert)
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Daily Poetry Challenge: Shoe PantoumQuatrain was the executive order of the daily (poetry challenge). Quatrain on an article of clothing. -
The Rubaiyat of Owatta D'khayyam (rescued from Fitzgerald by G.L. Morrison)For this parody I examined several editions of the Rubiayat. My version stands as a dialogue with them, quatrain by quatrain & a secondary story of a lesbian Cassanova who falls in love with someone immune to her considerable charms.
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Grape Blossom HaikuA haiku about your favorite part of nature was the poetry prompt/challenge of the day. I need only look outside my window at the awakening grapevine and raspberry bushes to fall in love with Spring again.
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Birthday Party Places as Unique as Your ChildLooking to plan a child's birthday party that you both enjoy and remember? If you're in Eugene or Springfield, Oregon then look no further. This is the guide for you.
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Daily Poetry Challenge: LiarAn addition poem-- first line=one letter, the second line=two letters, etc. (I gave myself a line limit as the task gets easier the further you go, using multiple words. I could have ended up writing The Iliad.)
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Daily Poetry Challenge: Martina Gets ServedThe daily challenge was to write a short poem about an athlete, team or commentator. Martina Navratilova is as much a role model for her out lesbianism, as her tennis prowess. She's had multiple palimony suits.
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Daily Poetry Challenge: A CinquainA Cinquain is a poem of 5 lines- with many variation. I choice to adhere to the form of Cinquain's originator. 5 unrhymed lines with the syllable pattern 2-4-6-8-2.
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Daily Poetry Challenge: Bruises that Don't ShowAn Acrostic was the daily poetry challenge. The irony of "reading between the lines" to reveal what I should have known or seen coming.
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Daily Poetry Challenge: #Amazonfail Sestina (or Invisible Lavender Ink)The poetry challenge of the day was to write a sestina. My personal challenge was to encapsulate the events of #amazonfail.
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#amazonfail: Something Stinks with Amazon RankGLBT authors and books disappear from Amazon searches -
Daily Poem Challenge: Easter LeftoversNational Poetry Month's daily challenge was to write a poem about how I did or didn't celebrate this Easter.
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Ways for Anti-christians to Celebrate EasterHow to have fun, poking fun at uptight friends and neighbors. Declare a holy war on piety. Have an impish Easter. -
Daily Poetry Challenge: They Broke It, We Buy ItNational Poetry Month Daily Challenge: a limerick on the economy
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Daily Poetry Challenge: Spring TrioletThe daily challenge called for a rhyming poem in the theme of Spring. A Triolet seemed the perfect light form to celebrate the light days of Spring.
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Daily Poetry Challenge: Ripped from the HeadlinesRipped from the headlines of current news, this poem was written and published the same day. AC's ongoing poetry month celebration.
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Poetry Challenge: Haiku on the Album "Violet Femmes"Violet Femmes can be listened to at www.reverbnation.com --they influence my poetry more than a single poem can say.
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After All: A Sestina D' 80sThe 80s were a pivotal time musically, culturally and personally. A brave dark time. (This poem was published the same day it was written as part of AC's poetry month celebration. Enjoy.)
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Game Review: Mean Girls High School ShowdownHigh School is the newest arena for clique war games like in the PC game "Mean Girls"
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Dirt! It Does a Body GoodStudies show cleaning products contribute to asthma and underdeveloped immune systems. Dirt is healthy. (But we knew that).
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A Poet's Guide to Celebrating Earth DayHow a poet celebrates can change the world
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A List of 80s Movies: Sex is DeadlyRegardless of the plot, the actors, the actual story: every movie has an underlying theme. The moral of these 80s flix is SEX KILLS.
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Earth Day Poem: There Should Be GardensOf flowers, growth, polyamory and nostalgia
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Poem: Of Passover, Lesbian, Intolerance, History, Culture, Passion and SurvivalLove, Survival & the fragility of memory. Passover recognizes the struggle of "our people". At the Passover table there is a glass of wine included for the Angel of Death. May She may get drunk and pass us by.
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(Classic 80s) the Band: Yaz, the Album: Upstairs at Eric'sWhen reviewing the best of 80s music it doesn't get better than Yaz's Upstairs at Eric's.
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Movie Review: Amadeus (1984)Movie Review: Amadeus (1984) Directed by Milos Forman, starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce Who knew Mozart was the original bad boy of music? Mozart never sexier than in this classic movie.
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The Quick Guide to "Letters to My Granddaughter: A Pregnancy Journal"There is so much on the web -even on this site- how do you find it without a map? Here is a virtual travel guide to my corner of it.
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Letters to My Granddaughter: Sneaking a PeakUltrasound is so sophisticated. Can it help a grandmother "see" who the baby is?
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Letters: A Secret RevealedIn this entry, secrets are revealed: a name and what to say if you meet a sphinx (in the sandbox or elsewhere).
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Footnotes on the 5th Angel PoemPoems it is said, require no explanation. But historical context can enrich the reading of the poem.
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Poem: The 5th AngelFrom an unpublished collection of poems, 13 Angels. This poem personalizes historic figures by contrasting their dramatic, epic lives against their deaths by suicide. Flat, emotionless list demonstrates the enormous loss of potential.
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Poem: A LeafDark and dangerous loves twist in our imaginations and memories.
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How I Met Edward CullenHow did Stephenie Meyer's book Twilight inspire a loyal fan base and cultural implosion? What does it say about us that the "perfect boyfriend" is a vampire?
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Letters to My GranddaughterThese letters serve as an outsider memoir of pregnancy and awaited birth of my first grandchild. This journal entry explores potential baby names.
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Stephenie Meyer is a Terrible Writer: So What?Author of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer, has been criticized publicly. What makes writing good?
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By CandlelightThis poem, in a longer form, has been published in a number of anthologies, chapbooks and magazines. It describes the interplay of light and shadow between lovers as a form of intimacy.
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Letter to My GranddaughterWritten 2/4/09, this is the first entry in the pregnancy journal. Imaginative conversation with the future. The journal is my gift to all mothers, grandmothers, daughters and granddaughters.
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This is a Love PoemI wrote this poem to read at a women's poetry slam about another poet there. After months of unspoken longing, I performed this poem. In tribute to all BBW the imagery is round, wide and glorious.
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Read My LipsThis short (12 lines) seductive poem is the perfect treat for valentine's day.
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Celebrating Black History Month in OregonBe a part of history by joining with other community members to celebrate achievements and share the burden of historical sorrows. I've whimsically declared Nov-Feb Black History "Month". No promise I'll stop celebrating in March.
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Poem: Overlord's PrayerIn recognition of slavery and unquenchable thirst for freedom. This is for us who survived to live free and in memory of them who didn't.
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Joe the Plumber Shot Down by McCain's "Friendly Fire"McCain's "homespun charm" causes fallout for the "guy next door"
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Popcorn HaikuHaiku: funny, sexy "nature" themed poem
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Ode to Grasshaiku: on summer grasses
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Siren Songhaiku on city life
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WinglessPoem: Icarus remembers his father. On prisons, flight, joy, desire, love, life, and abandonment.
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UpstairsPoem reflecting on adult memories of child abuse.
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EnoughPoem
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Do Houses Dream?Poem that speculates on memory, history, and hungers.
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B MineAn "alphabet" poem: this poem was one of 366 poems written while courting a woman for a year and a day. Excellent (play for adults or) as a writing exercise for kids. Fingerpaint with words. Get your hands dirty; try it!
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BarrenA poem of grief, love, longing and silences.
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A Love Poem: There Should BeThis love poem was first published in Loving More magazine and again in the chapbook "More: bisexual, polyamorous, love poems".
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Fat WomenBody positive poetry.
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Pregnancy and Morning Sickness: Facts for Expecting MothersMorning sickness - Just the sound of those four syllables makes my stomach flip-flop. If your pregnancy is anything like mine was, it would have been more accurate to call it morning, afternoon evening and "wake up in the wee hours to vomit" sickness.
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Timesaving Fun: Sun Tea with Fruity FizzBeat the heat with this all natural, fun summer treat