To believe or not to believe, that is the question
Being a henotheist, I generally have some measure of belief in any myth I’m writing with (at least in the pantheon the myth is grounded in), but writing my particular god is different than writing other gods. For one thing, though I pretty much always present gods as sensual beings, with my god it’s a disembodied physicality.
When writing a myth-based poem or story, is how you write it shaped by whether or not you believe the myth? If so, how?
Best of FM 2009?
It’s that time again, when Leslie and I will be going back over the past year’s poetry & fiction to select our nominees for online & small press awards. Which are your 2009 favorites so far?
Question of the Week
What god, saint, etc. would you add for the modern pantheon?
Question of the Week
If you could invite any person(s) and/or god(s) from any myth(s) to dinner, which would you choose, why, and what would be on the menu?
Welcome to the New Blog
As you’ll see now that you’ve made it here, the FM blog has moved to a new format. That’s right, I’ve finally gotten over my squeamishness about Web 2.0 and set up a space where folks can comment and interact like proper 21st century inhabitants.
We’ll also be making an effort to update the blog more regularly (as we have of late been sadly negligent in that respect), including a weekly discussion prompt. This week:
What is your favorite myth-based/themed book?
Editor
Sari Krosinsky lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her partner and two cats.
She received a B.A. in religious studies and a M.A. in creative writing from the University of New Mexico. Her poems have appeared in Poesia, Pebble Lake Review, The American Poetry Journal, Arsenic Lobster, Verse Daily, and others. Fiction Editor
Leslie Fox lived in Central America during her formative years and in New Mexico since the mid-70s – before it was cool.
She writes novels, short stories, plays, screenplays and creative nonfiction. Some of her short fiction has appeared in The Medical Muse, red. a journal of arts, Earth’s Daughters and Earthships: A New Mecca Poetry Collection. She has a M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of New Mexico.Art Editor
Dianne Schlies is a practicing artist and has taught studio art since 1986. She received her M.F.A. from SMU at Dallas, Texas in 1990. She has studied or worked with David Bates, Mel Bochner, Squeak Carnwath, Harmony Hammond, Ed Harris, Joyce Kozloff, Mary Ellen Mark, Duane Michals and Robert Rauschenberg. Schlies presently teaches Drawing and 2-D Design in Albuquerque, New Mexico.