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Writing to Surprise

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 ~ wordancerblog ~ 7 Comments

Kelly Gallagher's expertise is teaching high school writing, which has no direct connection to me in my present role.  I figured I would relax and listen and not worry about learning something.  But of course, I was totally surprised!

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    Trish on One Little Word, 2026January 7, 2026

    I can't add anything but, "Brava" to the comments here! The stanzas that begin, "Remember me as..." speak so clearly…

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    Remarkable. Flashy and spunky. I love your attitude approaching this year and your upcoming birthday. So inspiring.

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7 responses to “Writing to Surprise”

  1. Karen Libera Avatar
    Karen Libera
    December 11, 2021

    Wonderful Joanne!!

    On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 10:17 AM Word Dancer: Literature, the Arts, & Educati

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    Stuart Danker
    December 11, 2021

    Sounds like an interesting workshop you attended there. As a pantser, I too can relate to writing without a plan, even though said method often has me writing myself into corners. Can’t imagine writing any other way though. Thanks for sharing!

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    nancyrsantucci
    December 14, 2021

    Thank you for sharing your relationship with Hadley. What a treasure this is! I see you both writing and continuing to grow. Both poems had me captivated.

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    Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski
    December 15, 2021

    I love how you own professional learning led to inspiration and then led you to inspire another! This was a beautiful slice to read.

    Just a technical note- when you post the link to your slice, do not press enter after you paste the url. When you do that, it creates a big preview box instead of just the link to your post.

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      wordancerblog
      December 15, 2021

      Thank you and thanks for the reminder. I will remember not to press ENTER!

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  5. Fran Haley Avatar
    Fran Haley
    December 15, 2021

    “How can you write when you don’t know what you’re thinking?” – welp…I do it all the time. I have a nugget of an idea that may or may not have veils of meaning attached to it. It all crystallizes in the writing. The writing takes many surprising turns and even a life of it own, sometimes (as Hadley experienced). Must tell you that I love Gallagher and Woodson – I’ve often quoted them in writing workshop trainings (when my district still supported those) and have used Brown Girl Dreaming as a mentor text. You’re singing my song here all the way!

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  6. Julie Avatar
    Julie
    December 17, 2021

    What wisdom. I love how you learn to write together. I also love Kelly Gallagher, and now I need to go find that poem!

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