creativity

Sharon Arthur

Sep 21, 20203 min read

Poetry of the Hearth

For centuries, the hearth has been a symbol for home. Nothing equals our home in importance to us, except perhaps what we do for a living.

Sharon Arthur

Jul 21, 20202 min read

Poetry and Isolation

There is a historical romanticized image of the poet as someone wandering throughout isolated mountain forests, like a hermit or monk...

Sharon Arthur

May 17, 20203 min read

Poetry and Emotion

When we write poetry, the best of it stems from our emotional state. Poetry and emotion are linked closely together...

Sharon Arthur

Mar 17, 20204 min read

Poetry and Music

It is spring, and listening to the birds singing outside my window I have been thinking about music lately,..

Sharon Arthur

Nov 4, 20195 min read

The Holidays and Loss

For most of us, the holidays are a happy joyous time of celebration filled with family, friends, and lots of love.

Sharon Arthur

Oct 30, 20193 min read

Why Write Poetry?

I began to write poetry out of grief and loss, to express the outpouring of feelings that came after my parents’ deaths.

Sharon Arthur

Aug 26, 20194 min read

The Poetry of Hope

Hope is probably the single most important ingredient necessary to recover from grief and lead a full life once again.

Sharon Arthur

Aug 7, 20194 min read

In Honor of Summer

I thought you might enjoy some nature poem recommendations for laid-back light reading, along with my own comments about the poems.

Sharon Arthur

Jul 15, 20195 min read

Turning Your Grief into A Poem

Losing a loved one can mean you feel painful grief for a long time. Often it can help to express those feelings through writing poetry.