by Kevin Spenst | Sep 1, 2010 | poetry
Mistakes as a source of inspiration goes back to… the big bang if we’re willing to accept Zizek’s notion that the universe is one colossal mistake, so it should come as no surprise that mistakes are sometimes inspiration to the tiny microcosm of a...
by Kevin Spenst | Jul 30, 2010 | writing s(c)een(e) in Vancouver
There are at least two literary events tonight in Vancouver that are definitely worth checking out for those interested in words that wander off the beaten path. Starting at seven o’clockSpartacus Books is hosting Microfiction Regarding Beasts and Other Such...
by Kevin Spenst | Jul 25, 2010 | writing advice
If you’re in the habit of producing tiny fragments of writing about your own life, you might want to check out memoirsink, where they’re asking for 144 character “fragmoirs”, fragments of memoir writing.
by Kevin Spenst | Jul 22, 2010 | poetry, writing advice
In the chaos of scrambling for a summer job, I’ve sorely neglected this site. This past week, I’ve finally gotten back to writing my poem-a-day at twitter. What I love most about twitter is that fact that you have to compress and condense ideas, which...
by Kevin Spenst | Jun 13, 2010 | poetry, writing advice
There’s a panoply of writing contests just around the corner, so if you’re in need of motivation, you have two to three weeks to dust off that poem or rework a short-story you’ve been banging away at. If your poetry is in the experimental vein, you...
