ashleymalechaMay 22, 20233 minBeginning Your PoemsPoetry Exercise Responding to Published Poems “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” — T.S. Eliot Pick a poem to read and analyze...
ashleymalechaApr 8, 20238 minMyth, Legend, and Pop IconPoetry Come Muse, migrate from Greece and Ionia, Cross out please those immensely overpaid accounts… — Walt Whitman Lot’s Wife The just...
ashleymalechaApr 8, 20237 minSpeeding Home in ReverseThe Controlling Metaphor What She Wanted was my bones. As I gave them to her one at a time she put them in a bag from Saks. As long as I...
ashleymalechaFeb 26, 20231 minUnder the Shaded Maple TreeConcrete Noun Poem Under the shaded maple tree I stared out at the field of fuchsia flowers, as the sweet scent of my vanilla candle...
ashleymalechaFeb 26, 20231 minDear Blog Table of Contents(Tentative) Layout of Blog Content Please see the contents below. I’ll update the Table of Contents each time I have post to help guide...
ashleymalechaFeb 20, 20238 minSpeak, MemoryPoetry Exercise A Process for Recovering Memories Sit down with your notebook and jot down a few words or phrases for each memory that...
ashleymalechaFeb 8, 20232 minIntroduction to Creative Writing OutlineStudy and write imaginatively in a variety of genres--play and screenwriting, short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Read and...
ashleymalechaFeb 2, 20237 minAbout Me--Ashley MalechaTwo Truths and A Lie: I lived on a hobby farm with horses; I have given feedback to a published author, and I’ve been to two continents.
ashleymalechaMay 15, 20223 minWelcome to my pristine country estate: Poison & Wine Sweeter Than FictionI’m the witch of this pristine country estate, aka the writer of this blog. You can call me Ashley (she/her).