March 2025 - Christal Cooper

#45 Backstory of the Poem “Sungmyo” from the poetry collection CELADON by Ian Haight; published by Unicorn in 2017

Christal Cooper March 23, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was fist conceived in your brain until final form? To be fair to the…

#44 Backstory of the Poem “This Poem Is Too Net” from the poetry collection CASSANDRA COMPLEX by Jonathan P Taylor; published by Shoestring, 2018.

Christal Cooper March 21, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? Clearly, very earliest memories are…

#43 Backstory of the Poem “Grief Flowers” by Megan Merchant from the poet anthology CARRYING THE BRANCH: POETS IN SEARCH OF PEACE published by Glass Lyre Press

Christal Cooper March 21, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? I love the Buddhist concept…

#42 Backstory of the Poem “Mountain” by Haroldo Barbosa Filho

Christal Cooper March 20, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? My creative process is sometimes…

#41 Backstory of the Poem “Dog Sitting” by Jonathan Kevin Rice

Christal Cooper March 20, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? Earlier last month a friend…

#40 Backstory of the Poem” “My Children Question Me About Poetry” and “Deathbed Dreams” from the poetry collection COUNTING THE SUMS by Rita Quillen published by Sow’s Ear Press in 1995.

Christal Cooper March 20, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? I wrote the poem…

#39 Backstory of the Poem “Poe” by Gordon Hilgers

Christal Cooper March 19, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? First of all, some background…

#38 Backstory of the Poem “Women of the Fields” from the poetry collection LANDINGS by Andrena Zawinski

Christal Cooper March 9, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the ideawas first conceived in your brain until final form? Where were you when you started…

#37 Backstory of the Poem “Melania’s Tone Deaf” by Heather Forbes-McKeon

Christal Cooper March 8, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? I conceived the poem ‘Melania’s…

#36 Backstory of the Poem “The Second Breakfast” by Gary Glauber

Christal Cooper March 6, 2025 No Comments

Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final form? I have several methods of…

Christal Ann Rice Cooper

Month: March 2025

#45 Backstory of the Poem “Sungmyo” from the poetry collection CELADON by Ian Haight; published by Unicorn in 2017

#44 Backstory of the Poem “This Poem Is Too Net” from the poetry collection CASSANDRA COMPLEX by Jonathan P Taylor; published by Shoestring, 2018.

#43 Backstory of the Poem “Grief Flowers” by Megan Merchant from the poet anthology CARRYING THE BRANCH: POETS IN SEARCH OF PEACE published by Glass Lyre Press

#42 Backstory of the Poem “Mountain” by Haroldo Barbosa Filho

#41 Backstory of the Poem “Dog Sitting” by Jonathan Kevin Rice

#40 Backstory of the Poem” “My Children Question Me About Poetry” and “Deathbed Dreams” from the poetry collection COUNTING THE SUMS by Rita Quillen published by Sow’s Ear Press in 1995.

#39 Backstory of the Poem “Poe” by Gordon Hilgers

#38 Backstory of the Poem “Women of the Fields” from the poetry collection LANDINGS by Andrena Zawinski

#37 Backstory of the Poem “Melania’s Tone Deaf” by Heather Forbes-McKeon

#36 Backstory of the Poem “The Second Breakfast” by Gary Glauber