Mary’s poems are smart and beautiful, reminding us of the little things that are so important. This photo was taken in the Audubon Zoo campus, a beautiful place. You should visit. Enjoy your weekend! Look for the little things that … Continue reading Astonishment
Many thanks to D Ellis Phelps for publishing my poem, “Wild Things”, in her wonderful Formidable Woman Sanctuary. Continue reading Poem in Formidable Woman Sanctuary
I’m tickled to have two poems in The Sunlight Press this week, although “tickled” doesn’t exactly match the tone of the poems. But it’s best to take some sweet with the bitter, right? Warm thanks to Editors Beth Burrell and Rudri Bhatt Patel who were wonderful communicators and cheerleaders. I recommend The Sunlight Press for reading and submitting. Continue reading Poems in The Sunlight Press
Beyond & WithinWalk horizonless, gaze curiously,recognize, understand the birds,the trees, the entire sky.It no longer feels impossible,something peaks and it feelslike forever, where a songis not rain, buta delicate wing. Na/GloPoWriMo day 11 prompt: Write an erasure/blackout poem. I chose a page at random from Bird Box by Josh Malerman. Screenshot of the page is below. Continue reading Beyond & Within
Editor Diane Gottlieb was interviewed by JMWW EiC Olga Katsovskiy about Grieving Hope, a volume that includes my micro-chapbook, Offset Melodies. The interview is intensive and filled with good advice for writers of micro and flash. Check it out! Continue reading Grieving Hope Interview
I woke up the other day to a SM post from Revolution John magazine that I’d been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Surprise is putting it mildly. It’s always wonderful to be nominated for literary recognition and I want to thank the Editors for believing in my work. The piece nominated is a Cento so I want to thank the poets whose lines I borrowed to create “You lied to me.” You can read the poem here. Continue reading A Surprise!
Thank you, Editors! Continue reading 2 New Poems in Revolution John
Where you can hear the Southern drawl I don’t think I have! 😆 (Cross-post from my Substack) A while ago I mentioned that my debut chapbook, Offset Melodies, was recently released by ElJ Editions in the collection Grieving Hope. The collection contains five microchapbooks, all of which have personal and diverse interpretations of the subject. We had a well-attended inaugural reading in July but it wasn’t recorded, although we thought we had tapped the record button. Editor Diane Gottlieb gathered us together for a repeat reading recently and it’s now on Youtube. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend so, through the magic … Continue reading Grieving Hope Reading on Youtube
May Morningcreeps forward like a mouseforaging for food.A grey veil of rain hoversover every leaf and petal.My toes in my slipperspoint out into the daybut my fingers curled arounda cup of tea pointtoward my bed. Continue reading Something Small, Every Day: May Morning
