The Windy City
My poetry is often pastoral and takes the reader to places and emotions that I’ve felt in my life. I have not traveled a lot in the past...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
National Poetry Month
It’s here! April is National Poetry Month! We are definitely celebrating this month with a lot of events and I’m really looking forward...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
Finding Solace in a Liminal Space
The weather is getting nicer and this past weekend, I was able to open the sunroof and crank my car’s stereo. It felt so good to be...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Mar 18, 2022
- 1 min
Spring Equinox - A Chance to Try Something New
It’s a full moon today! The Worm Moon. The Worm Moon gets its name from the earthworms that come out when the soil warms up. According to...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Poetry Inspired by Photography
I love photographs and some of them really inspire me to write poems. I have a friend who takes the best pictures (one of them is...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Mar 4, 2022
- 1 min
Putting the Pieces Back Together
Wow! We are already in March (my birthday is 3/28 just in case you were wondering)! I have written and talked about how important it is...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
An Ode to Pittsburgh, the Steel City
In the late 90s, I spent quite a bit of time in Pittsburgh. I would attend user group meetings as a software vendor. I traveled a lot...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
Special Friendships are a Blessing
One of the places I hope to visit some day is Australia. I’m thinking of going to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. What do you think? A...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 11, 2022
- 1 min
Love Isn't Just for Valentines
Ah, it’s that time of year again…my daughter’s birthday! You thought I was going to say Valentine’s Day? That’s just too predictable....
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Feb 5, 2022
- 2 min
For the Love of Music
As I’ve mentioned before, I love music. It just makes me feel better to listen to it, to sing to it, to play guitar to it and yes, to...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
It's Meant to Be
I am a person who thinks that the universe gives us signs. I don’t always pick up on them, but I try! One thing that was interesting in...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Jan 7, 2022
- 1 min
Connecting Through Poetry
Today, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Chali Pittman at WORT AM radio in Madison, Wisconsin. Click here to listen! See the...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas Memories
The first poem in my first book is about a time when life meant simple decisions like whether or not to pull on my light-up Santa pin!...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
Control
CONTROL from The Liminal Space I hear them. Finding death and howling. She howls at him to grovel and he does. Control-freaks can really...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
Healing
HEAL from The Liminal Space In the small town I look up at the crescent moon and the water tower with its painted carousel; middle earth...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
Nothing Broken is Beyond Repair
“…so many years wasted believing it wasn’t good enough, a barrier to being cherished.” From 'Generations of Women' in The End of the...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Nov 20, 2021
- 1 min
Written Affection
When I wrote my first book, I talked about how it was just to capture a journey (or so I thought). With this second book, I am writing...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Spend Your Time Wisely
My daughter told me about the term “Time Poverty.” Definition: time is a limited commodity for everyone. The rich, the poor, and almost...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
Courage and Vulnerability
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”- Brené Brown “Courage” is a big word, isn’t it? So is “vulnerability.”...
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Carrie Voigt Schonhoff
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Still Learning
After I got married, just before I was pregnant I bought a mahogany guitar. I’ll play it on trail rides… Hold sing-a-longs… Belt out...
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