Procrastination Station #48
(You may have noticed there is no Featured Poet this week. That’s because this week’s FP withdrew their submissions because they were published elsewhere… well done F! There’ll be a special Featured something cropping up later though!) For now… link love.
Poem of the week // Why AL Kennedy advises against reading your own reviews // Books about time travel! // Quiz: how well do you know your idioms?
You know you love Vonnegut a bit too much when:
Loved this new poem from qarrtsiluni
A great article on critiquing writing from Rachel of project:transparence
I just discovered the awful library books blog!
Found online this week: Former FP Kerri Ni Dochartaigh’s website is live! // There was also a lovely new poem on her blog this week // Former FP Amy Blakemore was at a handful of stones // When Regina is around… // & Former FP Chris Lindores is a punning punner!
Lovely stuff from Rock ‘n’ Roll Bride (I’m obsessed): The story of the 75c dress // & a Day of the Dead Wedding?!
Love these mildly skinhead-inspired photos… love all of Zana’s blog, really!
You should really check out Kind Over Matter’s Flickrstream — full of good stuff like this & this.
& I thought this was a really cool idea.
10 actually useful suggestions for earning some extra £££
Tattoos!: Most idiotic // Cutest // Tattoos in 3d! // Love this photo.
You know how much I like urban decay: holiday in Chernobyl? // The decline of Detroit // Abandoned pools // Beneath Las Vegas // Feral houses // Out of Site // Worshipping Saint Death
& speaking of Death… here’s Lego Death!
How to solve a problem like David Hasselhoff…
& finally, here’s sharpie/tattoo artist Hilary doing what she does best:
Have a great weekend!
Don’t forget The One Night Stanzas Store, my Etsy store, and their little sister, Edinburgh Vintage!
Tags: advice for young writers, procrastination station, publishing, resources for young writers, young poets
August 7th, 2009 at 10:54 am
glad you like the stuff im posting!!
August 7th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
i’m so happy the writing critique has met such good critique. i think being a helpful peer artist is incredibly important. thanks for the link!
(also… i love rock n roll bride!)
August 8th, 2009 at 9:19 am
What a great post today, Claire and I’m not just saying that because you included me! ;)
But you are a sweetie- so sorry I haven’t been around! I am exhausted with moving- there’s just no getting around it!
Ah, so much good stuff here! I loved everything- the poetry, yes, and the tattoos- oh my.
;)
xo
August 10th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
thanks for the mention claire! that wedding dress is sooooo awesome! made my day! x
August 19th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Thanks for the mention of my poem - glad you liked it. I will link to you in return on my blog and twitter - sharing the love!