POEMS. STORY. PAINTINGS. DRAWINGS. EDITING.
taking time
. . . to write
"Devised deviser devising all for company."
--- Samuel Beckett
On these pages, you will find previously published poems from my three completed manuscripts and also from a book in progress, tentatively entitled Origins. I have also included several other previously published works: short stories and a critical essay and also posted a number of my more concrete poems. A while back, I was having fun drawing, using the primitive draw program in Microsoft Word -- a bit like contour drawing twice removed – and these drawings became part of my concrete poems.
If you are interested in more individualized consultation for your writing projects, just drop me a line. I also tutor young writers, edit, and provide useful advice concerning the organization and presentation of manuscripts. If you are interested in these services, please click on 'Freelance editor' for more information.
If you are interested in subscribing to my poem-a-day listserv, kindly supported by the University of Hawai`i, please send me a note via the contact page with "cwuhm-l" in the subject line. Include your email address in the body of the message, and I will enter a subscription for you. This service delivers one poem a day FREE to your email box daily (NO SPAM! Thanks to the efficiency of the UH server, the editor -- that would be me -- is the sole recipient of any spam headed for the list.) The list is eclectic (and interesting); I post poems from various centuries and continents. As a list member, you will also have access to our considerable archive of poems. Have no fear, you can leave the list as easily as you joined!
One last thing . . . Please note that all materials, including visuals, on these pages are under copyright, but if you see something that you might like to include on your site or in your print journal, just contact me. I am reasonable and accessible. If you wish to read more work for potential publication, I have other poems and stories.
Feel free to email me if you have any questions or comments: tiaballantine@earthlink.net
