Shana Ritter
poetry on demand
September brings a new beginning, the start of a new year, my own birthday near to the high holidays, days when the gates swing open, and...
top of page
Search
Shana Ritter
Aug 28, 20152 min read
looking up
On the way home from town yesterday in the surprising cool of a late August afternoon I noticed a tinge of yellow on the leaves. It seems...
0 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Jun 25, 20152 min read
Why I was writing myself into corners…
Last week I took a course at the writing festival in Iowa City called Novel in a Week taught by Kelly Dwyer. I discovered why it was was...
2 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Jun 4, 20152 min read
Grandson
It is my first grandson’s birthday today. From the first he has been a gift, along with my title of Nana. Being a grandparent I am able...
2 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Apr 23, 20151 min read
A habit of words
A habit of words. #napowrimo #poetry #Writing
3 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Apr 23, 20152 min read
A habit of words
I have written a poem a day for the last twenty-two days. I gave my word to do it and so I did. It is not about inspiration or finding...
3 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Apr 9, 20152 min read
Poetry and Community
It’s poetry month and I am writing a poem a day with a small group of friends. We are posting up to a private shared page where we get to...
1 view0 comments
Shana Ritter
Apr 3, 20151 min read
Passover
I will not be hosting Seder tonight or tomorrow, a rarity for me. We will be sharing it with friends at their homes. I’ve always loved...
0 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Mar 11, 20151 min read
Winter rising in to air…
Woke to a dense fog this morning. Winter disappearing. There is no snow left on the ground. The freeze on the pond has become mist, all...
1 view0 comments
Shana Ritter
Mar 5, 20152 min read
the daily work…
I have entered a new phase in my relationship with the book I am working on. After almost a week of being home alone, with multiple snows...
5 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Feb 25, 20151 min read
Wishing Time Away
Wishing Time Away. #place #poetry #time #Writing
1 view0 comments
Shana Ritter
Feb 18, 20152 min read
Hoosier Landscape in Snow
Winter has seen fit to descend finally and the last days have been bitter cold and snow covered, nothing like the northeast I know. But...
0 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Oct 1, 20142 min read
The Reading
Here’s what I love about giving a reading – it makes me look at my work in a different way. I search out themes and rhythms, timings,...
0 views0 comments
Shana Ritter
Sep 24, 20142 min read
Honoring the New Year
At sundown this evening Rosh Hashanah begins. Over the last five years I’ve given time in the preceding weeks to puzzling out how I want...
1 view0 comments
Shana Ritter
Sep 19, 20131 min read
A Small Epiphany
I hadn’t submitted anything to the last issue of Rattle, the theme of single parenthood didn’t apply to me. At least that’s what I...
1 view0 comments
Shana Ritter
Jun 4, 20132 min read
The affect of place
What I see outside my window is silence. I don’t mean there are no sounds, but rather there is an absence of noise, I hear a woodpeckers...
1 view0 comments
Shana Ritter
May 28, 20132 min read
Constructs
Much of the reason I started this blog is give myself a mandate to practice writing something in a short prose form addressed to a...
1 view0 comments
bottom of page