Joanne the Poet - The Poetry of Joanne M. Clarkson

The Power of Poetry Affirmations

Artistic expression takes not only practice and study, it requires us to keep our mind and spirit in a place of faith and joy. I have long benefitted from repeating…Read More »

What To Do with the Beauty

I was with a group of poets on Zoom recently, talking about how and when we became artists of words. A couple of people found their calling by taking a…Read More »

I Dreamed I Was Writing a Poem

Over the past 3 months, several times in my dreams I have been actively writing a poem. I do not remember ever having dreamed about this before. Each time it…Read More »

The Poem Only You Can Write

I challenge you today to write a poem that only you can write. There are common themes, but specifics belong to us alone. Things we have done bravely or in…Read More »