I’ve done a lot of reflective thinking lately. About life. About my hobbies. About my writing. And about poetry. I am at a point of change. I realize I need new hobbies and desire to learn something new. I realize that I am more of an essayist than a poet. I love poetry and will…
National Park Photography
Poetry Friday: Feelings Inspired Me To Write about a Centuries Old Irish Jail
It’s Poetry Friday and crazy to think that our Ireland trip was almost a month ago already. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is check out this explanation by children’s author and poet Rene La Tullippe. I’ve started to write some poems about our experience there – one focused on The Burren landscape,…
Celebrating Poetry Month by Sharing My Indie Poetry Publishing Tips
It’s National Poetry Month! What better way to celebrate poetry than to release a book of poems? That’s how I plan to celebrate this month! My upcoming anthology Picture Perfect Poetry: An Anthology of Ekphrastic Nature Poetry For Students will be published later this week (hopefully)! Last week, the authors included in the book got…
Poetry Friday: Inspired by the Redwood Forests
I’m working on my guidelines for submissions to the anthology project – Nature Poetry In Pictures. While this is not the “official” title it conveys what I am looking for. The guidelines will be posted late next Friday. Submissions are to start soon after. The work will focus on ekphrastic poetry. If you are not…
Poetry Friday: Trips and Writing Interrupted
The last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy. At the end of June, I went to California for a week with my oldest son. We spent three nights in San Francisco and then drove up the Pacific Coastal Highway to Redwood National Park. This park was on both of our bucket lists so it made…
Silent Sunday & More
Last week I posted a Silent Sunday and it wasn’t viewed (at all). I’m not sure if something was up with the post or if people just missed it because I’ve been irregular in posting them. Here is the link: June was a great month for me on Medium. I was a top writer in…
Silent Sunday: Giant Redwoods of California, Part I
Today is Silent Sunday. Having just returned from a trip to Redwood National Park and State Parks in California, my post today features some of the awe-inspiring ancient trees we saw. There will be more photos to come, as well as contextual pieces about our trip.
Silent Sunday: “Sunrise, Sunset, Sunrise, Sunset, Swiftly Flow The Days.”
Today is Silent Sunday. It snowed in the Northwoods today! It’s April 30th! I could not bear to post more winter photos – although some of these were taken in the winter. Enjoy! All photos are the property of Carol Labuzzetta. There is no permission to copy in any form. Thank you!
The Best of Silent Sunday: 2022
My best travel, landscape, and nature Photos from the last year. These include Hawaii, Maine, and Wisconsin, I hope you enjoy them. Since 2017, I’ve been offering my own photographs on Sunday as a Silent Post. All are taken by me and have all rights reserved. Thank you for your loyalty to this recurring series!
Silent Sunday: My Favorites
Today is Silent Sunday! On Sundays, I pick a theme and post my own photography that fit the theme. There is no text except for the caption. Last week, October 16th, 2022, I started posting some brief context for each photograph on my Medium.com page, here. That post comes later in the day on Sunday….