Lisa ColburnJun 1, 20214 minListening for Your Original VoiceLast month, after my mother and I were both fully vaccinated, I flew to Maine to visit her for Mother’s Day. She picked me up in Portland...
Lisa ColburnMay 10, 20204 minPhenomenal WomenIn early March I offered this video of Maya Angelou reading her poem "Phenomenal Woman" as a writing prompt to celebrate International...
Lisa ColburnJun 19, 20183 minTry This: Small StonesAt the end of April a small group of writers joined me for Flower & Garden / Pen & Page, a Saturday morning writing workshop that...
Lisa ColburnMay 18, 20184 minTry This: Ode to Childhood Junk FoodIn the last six-week session of Writing from the Heart, one of our favorite prompts was this: Write about your favorite childhood junk...
Lisa ColburnFeb 9, 20182 minMarkets: How to Submit to Visual VerseSometimes as writers we just need a quick fix—to be noticed, to have our work read by someone other than our spouse, and to see our words...
Lisa ColburnJun 22, 20171 minTry This: Fun with PostcardsI’ve recently returned from a weeklong writing retreat in the south of France (more on that in a future post) led by my friend and fellow...
Lisa ColburnDec 29, 20162 minYour New Year's InventoryI don't know about you, but I often find myself at this time of year—the twilight between Christmas and New Year's—wondering where the...
Lisa ColburnJul 27, 20162 minTry This: The List PoemA lot of people are frightened by the very idea of writing a poem, and who can blame them? Visions of high school English papers dripping...
Lisa ColburnApr 7, 20162 minTry This: Mood Ring PoemEvery now and then I find a writing prompt that is so much fun it requires wider sharing. Mood Ring, from Writing from the Senses: 59...
Lisa ColburnMar 15, 20162 minTry This: The Proust QuestionnaireAs I was scrolling through my iPhone news feed last week I stumbled across this article: "Sally Field Answers Vanity Fair's Proust...
Lisa ColburnDec 22, 20152 minWriting from ArtIn my workshops I often invite participants to respond to images—whether from the New York Times Magazine fashion issue (Who dresses like...