Words from a Reader

The “Writing Life Stories” e-mails I receive are such treasures. As soon as I see there is one in my inbox, I read it immediately. I look forward to them and never know how they will touch me. They can be interesting, informative, humorous, and/or touching.

Monday, April 11, 2022

Meet poet, Kenneth Chamlee

I am introducing you to a poet you might not know. His name is Kenneth Chamlee. He lives in western North Carolina and has been writing poetry for a long time. I heard his name from Nancy Simpson and Katherine Stripling Byer when I first moved to the region in 1995. We will have him as guest on Mountain Wordsmiths in May. I look forward to hearing him read and talk about poetry.




I read some of his blog posts today. This one I will share with you. 

Choose Your Words Carefully
How important it is to do that whether writing a poem, a story, a review, or in communication with others. Words matter.
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5 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildApril 12, 2022 at 5:25 AM

    Words do indeed matter. Anyone who subscribes to the 'sticks and stones my hurt my bones but words will never hurt me' adage is sadly, badly wrong.

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  2. Marie SmithApril 12, 2022 at 7:33 AM

    They sure do! I wish I was as careful before putting my mouth in gear!

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  3. Glenda BeallApril 12, 2022 at 1:12 PM

    EC, I am still learning to watch my words as I live with others most of the time now and I never want to hurt their feelings, but sometimes I do. Words can hurt more than sticks and stones, I think.

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  4. Glenda BeallApril 12, 2022 at 1:12 PM

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  5. Abbie TaylorApril 13, 2022 at 6:55 PM

    Glenda, this poet sounds interesting. I'm also looking forward to hearing him at the May Mountain Wordsmiths meeting. Thank you for sharing.

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