Shutta Crum Poem in Acumen Jan. 2022
Enjoy this new poem: How Poetry Reframes the Moment. Published in the U.K. journal Acumen. Shutta
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Playing With Sound: Writing Prompts
Below is a frequency chart for English vowel sounds (Courtesy of Frederick Nims from Western Wind.), and two writing prompts. Care to jump in and… Read More »Playing With Sound: Writing Prompts
Wordsmith’s Playground has a birthday in January! Help us celebrate & win free books.
Go to my contact page here: https://shutta.com/contact/ and leave me a note about the newsletter. Has it helped you? Have you found it fun/interesting? Do… Read More »Wordsmith’s Playground has a birthday in January! Help us celebrate & win free books.
Writer’s Block? One Way to Kickstart Yourself!
Are you stuck? Have the notorious writer’s block? Professor Emerita Sharon Scholl likes to use this strategy to “prime the pump.” She says, take any… Read More »Writer’s Block? One Way to Kickstart Yourself!
HANDOUT on Meter & a Poem
A handout describing the various types of meter when writing poetry. Also, a poem “Truth Burning” by Shutta Crum illustrating each type.
Father’s Cupboard Poem
This poem was first published in Writers Reading at Sweetwaters in 2007.
It’s Winter Scholarship Time Again!
The Shutta Crum Scholarship This scholarship will fund three Michigan SCBWI members’ tuition — artists or writers — for virtual attendance at the Annual SCBWI… Read More »It’s Winter Scholarship Time Again!
The Canoeist by Shutta Crum
This poem first appeared in The Southern Poetry Review (2020). Enjoy! (It will soon be published in a new chapbook collection, 2022. Published by Kelsay… Read More »The Canoeist by Shutta Crum
What Have You Lost? the Poet Asks
Here’s a poem inspired by Nye’s wonderful anthology of poems about things/people/places that others have lost. It was published in my book: WHEN YOU GET… Read More »What Have You Lost? the Poet Asks