by Melanie Scheller | Aug 30, 2024 |
Chat GPT can now write poetry … and I am baffled as to why anyone thinks this is good news. It’s not as though the world is down to its last few barrels of poetry and is desperate for a new technology that will boost its supply. Writing poetry is a...
by Melanie Scheller | Aug 16, 2024 |
You’re probably aware of some of the common stereotypes about poets: They’re college professors who wear tweed jackets with leather patches on the elbows, or maybe they’re little old ladies who write ditsy poems about birds and butterflies. They...
by Melanie Scheller | Aug 2, 2024 |
When I was a toddler, I thought that learning to read was something that would happen to me automatically, like growing taller or losing my baby teeth. I saw how much my mother and father loved to read, and I assumed that I would love to read as well. The idea that I...
