1. Many writers are introverts, and even those who are not, often seek out solitude.
   1. If you are an introvert, how has that helped or hindered your writing? (or answer the question below.)
   2. If you are an extrovert (or ambivert), is solitude useful to you, why, how?
2. If you are a writer, do you have a favorite tool, or tools which encourage you to write? What are they and what about them makes them perfect for you?
3. January is the national Quality of Life Month. The poets on the website have tackled this from many angles: The impact of alcoholism on a child’s life, or the effects of race violence, and even moments of love.
   1. What does quality of life mean to you?
   2. Are you happy with the quality of your life now? Why or why not?

 

1. Many writers are introverts, and even those who are not, often seek out solitude.
   1. If you are an introvert, how has that helped or hindered your writing? (or answer the question below.)
   2. If you are an extrovert (or ambivert), is solitude useful to you, why, how?
2. If you are a writer, do you have a favorite tool, or tools which encourage you to write? What are they and what about them makes them perfect for you?
3. January is the national Quality of Life Month. The poets on the website have tackled this from many angles: The impact of alcoholism on a child’s life, or the effects of race violence, and even moments of love.
   1. What does quality of life mean to you?
   2. Are you happy with the quality of your life now? Why or why not?

 

1. Authors this month wrote about three types of dreams. Do you have a dreams, or several dreams? Describe one.
2. December is the month for remembering people and special moments that linger in your memory. Is there a friend, a song, a piece of artwork which lingers in your mind? Why? What is special about the person, the music, the artistry speaks to you?
3. The winter holiday season is full of activities. What will you be doing? Or write about a favorite.
4. The year (for many) is coming to an end. How will you close out the year—with a party, in quiet reflection, or planning for the year that is almost here? Challenge: try using an ordinary object, like pliers, as the central image.

1. Authors this month wrote about three types of dreams. Do you have a dreams, or several dreams? Describe one.
2. December is the month for remembering people and special moments that linger in your memory. Is there a friend, a song, a piece of artwork which lingers in your mind? Why? What is special about the person, the music, the artistry speaks to you?
3. The winter holiday season is full of activities. What will you be doing? Or write about a favorite.
4. The year (for many) is coming to an end. How will you close out the year—with a party, in quiet reflection, or planning for the year that is almost here? Challenge: try using an ordinary object, like pliers, as the central image.

1. More than one of this month’s selections touch on war or violence. Has either or both touched your life? How do feel about that now, about the aftermath?
2. Compose a poem using 4 pairs or more of the following rhyming words: wore/door, flowers/hours, there/air, line/design, born/adorn, play/day, knew/hue as in Margaret Roxby’s poem “Flowers Rising in the Air.” Or choose your own four pairs.
3. There are often special moments when we are suddenly sharply aware of our surroundings—in nature, among friends or alone. If we are lucky, these moments come with insights, or just a memory worth keeping and sharing. Do you have one of these moments you would like to share or just a wish for one?