A poem about the haunting, lyrical tragic post-human landscape of war, when time itself confesses humanity’s recurring ...

Confessions could simply be intimate secrets, passions, or dreams. Years ago, I taught a workshop on confessional writing at Santa Barbara Writers Conference and Antioch’s Summer Writing Institute.

I am lit for.” Writing suggestive material, be it a poem, a love letter or a soul-bearing confession, is difficult because a writer exposes personal vulnerabilities when making desires known.

“Poetry is not for personal confessions,” George Seferis wrote in a journal; “it expresses another personality that belongs to everyone.” This suggests poetry comes from some underlying self.

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He wrote a poem about his wife’s miscarriage. The last line will have you in tears New York Times bestselling author Frederick Joseph captures the deep grief of losing a pregnancy as a father.

Until recently, she had no idea that the poem she wrote over 60 years ago—to honor her dog, Major—had brought comfort to so many others. “I’m absolutely stunned,” she says.

Are you carrying a secret that you always wanted to write about? Well, now is as good a time as any to take pen to paper.