Lisa Ciccarello

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Hoping to write poems of your own?I'd love to help you turn your curiosities & interests into poems that are deeply & unmistakably yours.

Hello there!I'm Lisa Ciccarello, author of At Night (Black Ocean, 2015), a full-length book of poetry, as well as 11 chapbooks, including a micro-chapbook forthcoming in Ghost City Press' Summer Series.My poems have appeared in over 60 journals, including the Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day, Tin House, Denver Quarterly, the PEN Poetry Series, Handsome, The Volta, & Sixth Finch, among others.I hold an MFA in Poetry from the University of Arizona.

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Use this 3-step ritual to get your words out of your head & onto the page. You don’t need a plan; you just need a few minutes.1. Breathe:
Take 3 slow, deep breaths.2. Brainstorm:
Write down five words you associate with whatever idea you currently can’t stop thinking about.3. Begin:
Pick one of those words.Write for 3 minutes using it as your anchor. You can repeat it, approach it from different angles, or write around it without using it.Bonus:
End the ritual by closing your eyes & taking 3 more slow breaths.There's no need to edit, or analyze what you've written. Just know that your idea is already working to become a poem.You can return to this simple ritual any time you want to write.

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Lisa Ciccarello is the author of At Night (Black Ocean, 2015), a full-length book of poetry, as well as several chapbooks.Her poems have appeared in Tin House, Poets.org, Denver Quarterly, the PEN Poetry Series, Handsome, & The Volta, among others.She holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Arizona.She loves collaborative work, & finding ways to share poems through comics, zines, bots, stickers, gifs, games & more.Connect with her online or contact her using the icons below.Be the first to see her newest works by joining her on Patreon

Prompts, ekphrasis, ritual—if there's a way to make writing more fun, I'll try it.Because I believe the best writing happens when you're having the best time doing it.

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