(Photo Credit: John Twiggs)
(Photo Credit: John Twiggs)
(Photo Credit: John Twiggs)
"The sky is my living room, the woods are my parlor, the lonely lake is my bath."
-- E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan, 1970
Welcome, I'm Susan Schwartz Twiggs—so glad to have you learn about my children’s stories and sample my poetry.
Writing transports me to another time, another place. Whether it’s a panda climbing up a mountain to find fresh bamboo or an Antarctic surveyor, I plunge into each story certain that this is the one that will engage a young reader and touch his/her heart.
Poetry is writing in shorthand. Each poem takes a moment in time and expands it to be a universal experience. Through images we see the world close-up, much like a curious child examines a spider’s web. Children are born poets. The growing up process stamps out our poetic longing. We regain it by noticing the natural world around us. When I’m upset, I go to writing to calm my spirit.
May my poetry calm your spirit.
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A Poet’s Potpourri wishes you Peace and Joy this holiday
ENJOY: ‘One of Many’, an original poem published in Moss Piglet
LOOK: Carlsbad, California
MEET: Two artists, a mother and her daughter, Sally and Katie Swatland
LEARN: What is a Novel-in Verse?
READ: I Am the Swarm, The Magic Is Coming, Will She Survive It? by Hayley Chewins
A Poet's potpourri celebrates National Indian Heritage month
ENJOY: Sunrise at Green Lake
LOOK: The Long Island Sound, Old Greenwich, CT
MEET: Jeremy Frey, Wabanaki Basketmaker, Passamaquoddy, and his exhibit at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich
LEARN: Historical fiction versus a biography. What’s the difference?
READ: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray, historical fiction.
A Poet's Potpourri Welcomes Fall
ENJOY: Grandpa Joe had a cabin
LOOK: Saginaw Bay and Bay City, Michigan, my hometown
MEET: Ellen Ford Blakely, fine artist, doglover, and philanthropist
LEARN: Sense of Place A trip to my hometown inspired me to look further into the importance of sense of place in my own life and in my novel. Where do you have a strong sense of place?
READ: Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa, a memoir.
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My Poetry
Please use the link below to visit my poetry page. There you will find samples from some of my published poems.Read Poetry Samples