Melissa GoutyApr 4, 20213 min readHow to Be More Creative: Let Your Words Misbehave a la Mary OliverTake it from award-winning poet, Mary Oliver. Too much planning can kill creativity. Let your words run wild to reach creative nirvana.
Melissa GoutyApr 4, 20211 min readIn Admiration and Celebration of the Great Poet, Maya AngelouMaya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928. I was lucky enough to hear her speak and will never forget her power and her presence in our world.
Melissa GoutyApr 4, 20214 min read3 Lessons from the Incomparable Maya Angelou I was lucky enough to hear Maya Angelou in person, an unforgettable experience. Her work has influenced my writing, my world, and my life.
Melissa GoutyDec 31, 20202 min readCan You Think of a Better Poem to Kickstart the New Year? I can't. "The Year" says it all. “We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear. And that’s the burden of the year.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox I love it...
Melissa GoutyOct 10, 20204 min readThis Year’s Nobel Prize in Literature and Other Cool FactsCongratulations to 2020's Nobel Prize Winner for Literature, American poet, Louise Glück - and thank you, Alfred Nobel, for your vision.
Melissa GoutyApr 15, 20204 min readHow Walt Whitman Imbued New Meaning on an Old FlowerLilacs and their fragrance are associated with the coming of spring and the beginning of new life. But they are also associated with death.