poetry
Poem – Her Dragon
Her Dragon By Robin A. Burrows He came strong The dragon she never thought she’d see again No longer trapped in a youngling body His breath searing the brittle landscape Flames sprang to life and engulfed the land around her Burning the distance He came back for her He came back to do the one … Continue reading
Happy National Poetry Month
If you didn’t know, April is National Poetry Month in the US. Many organizations are celebrating this month by sharing or promoting poetry in their communities. One of the most well-known events in the online poetry world is the annual Writer’s Digest April Poem-A-Day Challenge on the Poetic Asides Blog. Robert Lee Brewer provides a new … Continue reading
Congratulations poem to my brother and his new wife
As some of you know my brother became a married man last Friday. In honor of that, here is a quick poem for him and his new wife! From Paradise to Forever To John and Jamie – March 8, 2013 By Robin A. Burrows Hand in hand They walk the sand A soft breeze A … Continue reading
2013 Arkansas Poetry Contests for High School Students (Grades 6-12)
I am a member of the Poets Roundtable of Arkansas, and each spring we host several student poetry contests. They are free to enter and open to high school students in Arkansas. One of them is open to high school students anywhere in the US. There have not been many entries this year, so please … Continue reading
Poem: Possessed
This week I want to share a poem. It’s for all of the writers, artists, and other creative people. Be sure to check back next week for the next installment of my social media tutorials! Possessed By Robin A. Burrows Being a writer Is like being possessed You carry the words, Scene, page, or emotions … Continue reading
Novel – a Poem By Robin A. Burrows
Novel By Robin A. Burrows words like leaves in an autumn breeze float by in her head page upon page day by day each letter a soul-touched ribbon; tying, binding, creating each sound a gentle orchestra filling the soul or breaking it Read my writing | Buy my poetry book … Continue reading
Poetry: A Poetry Contest for Arkansas High School Students, Other Contests, and a Poem
I had planned to wait for a while before posting more poetry on my blog. However, at a recent meeting of the River Market Poets (a branch of the Poets Roundtable of Arkansas), I got a copy of a summer poetry contest for high school students and thought I’d share. The contest is open to … Continue reading
Poem: To Know Not Change
This week I decided to post an excerpt from my poetry book Of Hearts and Souls. The first half of the book is experimental Twitter poetry. The second part is free verse poetry. If you like this poem, please consider buying my poetry book. It is available in paperback and various ebook formats. To Know … Continue reading
Blog: Writing Poems in April for National Poetry Month #NaPoWriMo
April is national poetry month, and lots of people are celebrating. Between blogging, adding layers to my novel, writing for the Arkansas Writers’ Conference, and attending the AR SCBWI Conference, I think I might still be able to make a little time to write a few (short) poems this month for NaPoWriMo. NaPoWriMo (short for National Poetry … Continue reading
Blog: Poetry, Publishing and Contests
As I try to do every couple of months, I made myself get out of bed early last Saturday morning to attend the local Poets Roundtable meeting. If you are not familiar with them, they are state-wide poetry organization with local branches all across Arkansas. They are also a member of the national organization NFSPS and being … Continue reading
