The Raven

When I think about Halloween I am reminded of Edgar Allan Poe's great poem 'The Raven'.

Jack Kerouac

As you may know I am a huge fan of Jack Kerouac and his books. My favorite book is "Dharma Bums" which told me more about the man who is credited with beginning the 'Beat Generation'. Kerouac was also a complicated man which makes him a compelling character of the American Literary landscape.

I have been watching video about him. The more I view and read the I see a man tortured by his own shortcomings. He was sensitive and shy yet had message to share to the staid cookie cutter society he lived in.  

Words Of Wisdom

Artists should never be limited by convention. Artists must have the freedom to create and recreate.

Raven and Halloween

I wonder when Edgar Allan Poe wrote 'The Raven' if he had Halloween in mind?

Words Of Wisdom

Creating believable characters is time consuming and requires much patience and research. The work is well worth it when a character comes to fruition.



~Genevieve

Prose Poetry

The Waves- Virginia Woolf
The Prophet- Khalil Gibran
Trout Fishing In America- Richard Brautigan
Ulysses- James Joyce
Absalom, Absalom!- William Faulkner
The Lover- Marguerite Dumas, Barbara Bray (translator)
Jazz- Toni Morrison
The Stone Diaries- Carol Shields

More Novellas and Authors

Here is a list of more authors who wrote prose.

Ethan Frome- Edith Wharton
Goodbye, Columbus- Philip Roth
Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck
The Bookshop- Penelope Fitzgerald
Passing- Nella Larsen

Words Of Wisdom

He who waits much can expect little.


~Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Novelist (1927-2014)

Novellas and Authors

Here is a partial list of novellas and authors.

Animal Farm- George Orwell
The Awakening- Kate Chopin
Billy Budd- Herman Melville
Black Water- Joyce Carol Oates
Breakfast At Tiffany's- Truman Capote
No One Writes To The Colonel- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brokeback Mountain- Annie Proulx

Novella and Prose

For the longest I have been wanting to write a novella. I don't believe that I have the patience to write a novel. The fact that novellas aren't one of the most popular genres intrigues me. It's the type of challenge I welcome.

I've written a couple of prose poems in the past. Many of my poems aren't that long. I have those times when I have much to say. I believe that prose poems will bring out the best in me.

I compare novella writing and prose poetry to the middle relief pitcher in baseball. He's called on to hold down the fort until his team can get back in the game. It's not a glorious spot but is important to the team. Novellas and prose poetry aren't popular but there is a niche in the market for them.

Favorite Authors

Please tell me who are your favorite authors.

Also share if any authors have an influence on you.

Words Of Wisdom

Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.

~T.S. Eliot

First Project in Series About Obscure Writers

I am currently researching the life of Angelica Weld Grimke (1880-1958). She contributed much with other writers of the Harlem Renaissance. This is the first in a series of stories of oscure writers. I'm focused on women because you don't hear or read much about them.