No, not my clotheslines, which right now have damp garments hanging because I forgot to bring them inside last night. No, I mean the anthology edited by Celia Miles and Nancy Dillingham. These clothes lines don't have anything soggy about them. Take a look at the cover. It looks like a shawl to be thrown over the shoulders when you are heading out to make the scene! The poem on the back cover (below) by Nancy Dillingham is worth wearing! (I've always wanted to wear a poem.)
More about this book tomorrow.
Finding Our Line
Every day
we shape our clay
from the inside out
giving it cachet.
But sometimes
it’s the clothes we wear
that give us away
that give us sway
Curves, straight lines
diagonals, in-your-face style
au courant, de rigueur
faux, retro
Similarly
we define ourselves as writers
shape our style
The curve of the plot
the turn of the phrase
the tone of the prose--
it’s the pattern of patter that matters
We preen, we pose
give color to character
and landscape
decorate and align
weaving a provocative story
stitching a tall tale
spinning a yarn
threading a theme
piecing a poem
with precision and panache
punctuating with élan
finding our line
Nancy Dillingham
CLOTHESLINES
Edited by Celia H. Miles and Nancy Dillingham ISBN 978-1-59712-355-690000
