Author: Charlotte Hamrick
Charlotte Hamrick’s creative writing and photographs have been published in a number of literary journals and anthologies. Her debut prose chapbook, Offset Melodies, is included in Grieving Hope (ELJ Editions), a collection of five microchaps. She is Managing Editor for Reckon Review.
3 Poems/Photos in Mojave Heart Review
I’m excited to have three poems and three photographs in the new issue of Mojave Heart Review. The photos are of street art by Swoon (Caledonia Curry)that she installed here in New Orleans several years ago. I was inspired recently to write the poetry and put together the project after reading this interview. I’ve followed and admired Swoon’s art since seeing this street art and her Thalassa exhibit at New Orleans Museum of Art in 2011. Mojave Heart has done a beautiful presentation of the project with each poem and accompanying photo on its own page. I hope you’ll click over … Continue reading 3 Poems/Photos in Mojave Heart Review
Reading for Women in Translation Month 2018
I can’t believe August has come round again. That was fast! August is my least favorite month because the heat in New Orleans is brutal and hurricane activity usually kicks into high gear. But I’m not going to think about … Continue reading Reading for Women in Translation Month 2018
Caturday Daydreams
It’s hot. The heat makes cats and humans want to be still. To stay home and lie in a cool, shady spot and daydream. Continue reading Caturday Daydreams
Morning Meditation: Avian Fireworks
Little birds tussle under the magnolia, wings flashing like sparklers on the 4th of July. Is it love or war? Continue reading Morning Meditation: Avian Fireworks
Morning Meditation: Breezy
Unexpected breeze in July, a scent of sea salt swirls, wind chimes tinkle and palm fronds rustle, garden dancing. Continue reading Morning Meditation: Breezy
A Fragment
he pushed his hand up my shirt as unexpectedly as heat lightning in an orange-pink twilight – turned an innocent moment sour, a tentative touch, terrifying **** The beginnings of something…..maybe. A moment goes by in a flash or expands … Continue reading A Fragment
Haibun: Eggs with Pesto and Goat Cheese
Almost every morning as I’m drinking my coffee and before I begin my daily chores, I look through the internet for poetry to read. Recently, I read a poem by my friend and stellar poet, Robert Okaji, titled “Because You Cook”. Wow, did that poem ever make my mouth water! Don’t you love poems about food? I think it’s right up there with my favorite subjects for poems. Instantly, I began craving an omelette, which I rarely make, but it was raining and I was too lazy to brave it to go cut some fresh basil. Plus, I didn’t have … Continue reading Haibun: Eggs with Pesto and Goat Cheese
Good Hearts
“Maybe being a Southern writer has always been more than stereotypes of ceiling fans and panting dogs in dirt yards. Maybe being a Southern writer is only a matter of loving a damaged and damaging place, of loving its flawed … Continue reading Good Hearts
Flash Frontier NOLA -Style is Live!
The New Orleans themed issue of Flash Frontier is live today. I’m so happy to have two of my photos in its pages and, of course, grateful that samples of my poetry and prose are included, as well. Thanks Michelle … Continue reading Flash Frontier NOLA -Style is Live!
