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Category Archives: Poems – Ruth Thompson

Snake Swing

Posted on December 13, 2014 by rtrt — 9 Comments ↓

Snake Swing I’m trying to get a little shuteye under this tree but the snake insists on talking, hanging from her tail & forking her tongue at me. Its time Continue Reading →

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The White Queen

Posted on July 27, 2014 by rtrt — Leave a reply

The White Queen Comes the White Queen worrying and hurrying to keep up and losing her hairpins. Mind pieces slip out of their sockets. Because it is all held together Continue Reading →

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Myopia in the Afternoon

Posted on July 27, 2014 by rtrt — Leave a reply

Myopia in the Afternoon What landscape is this? My flesh curving over your bones, pectoral swell under my cheek, darkness of tangled fur, and beyond that, the wet angled branch Continue Reading →

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Fat Time

Posted on July 27, 2014 by rtrt — Leave a reply

  Fat Time Under purest ultramarine the raised goblets of trees overrun with gold. We should be reeling drunk and portly as groundhogs through these windfalls of russet, citron, bronze, Continue Reading →

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Wise to Cinderella

Posted on July 27, 2014 by rtrt — Leave a reply

Wise to Cinderella for Mary Brown At five, we liked the same stories, laughed at dissonance, were wise to Cinderella. We dressed in women’s clothes, tried them on for size. Continue Reading →

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March 18-30 – With Don Mitchell, I’ll be the Williamson Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at ENMU for spring 2019- on campus for 2 weeks and online for 6 weeks. Course title is “Writing and Publishing Today.” 3 units. I will also lead two “Body Speaking”workshops, give readings, and talk with book groups, school and library groups. I’ll post links when available.

April 3-May 2, Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm. In Hilo. I will be teaching a writing workshop on Wednesday evenings, location TBA. $60. Explore how yoga, meditation, writing in nature, writing from the body, and other tools can re-inspire your writing. Includes generating new work, revising, and performance skills. Contact me if you’re interested!

April 7-May 12, Sundays
8:30-9:30 am. I will be teaching meditation on Sunday mornings, 4/7-5/12, location TBA. We’ll explore meditative techniques from many spiritual traditions and will sit for 20-30 minutes each week.

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