Water, condensed on the windows Like all the hopes in your gut that Never were released. Outside people Walk through the oppressiveness Intent on the busyness of their lives. A small flame flickers waiting To burn off the sludge. Continue reading Rise
You gave me acceptance when I was uncertain You gave me community when I felt alone You gave me creativity when I was blank You gave me a big, wide world of dversity Value Expression Rebellion Support Exuberance What more could a poet want? Happy 3rd Birthday to dVerse Poets Pub! dVerse has been a great source of inspiration for me with a great network of very supportive poets. They’re celebrating with a Poets Ball so why not hop on over there and visit a while? Continue reading The dVerse Ball and All
I’m very happy to have my poem, “Opal”, in the newest issue of Blue Fifth Review: Blue Five Notebook. This poem is about a car wreck I was in with four other girls, out joy-riding unbeknownst to our parents, when I was about 16. We rolled into a creek, ended upside down and were very lucky to walk away. Big thanks to editors Sam Rasnake and Michelle Elvy. Lots of good writing over there – go read it! Continue reading Blue Fifth Review
I recently discovered Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos, a website that shows literary tattoos people have had inked on their bodies. A tattoo is not something I’m interested in for myself but I do find them interesting and the reasons people get them interesting. I like the one above particularly because it’s from the poem “Antilamentation” by Dorianne Laux, one of my favorite poets and poems. It’s a beautiful and honest line and a poem all by itself. I also like the placement of the design because I like the idea of a tattoo being hidden and only revealed to a select … Continue reading Literary Tattoos
Recently a sister blogger nominated me for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award. It’s been a long time since someone did that and it came at a time when I needed it, too. I needed it because, let’s face it, it’s nice to hear from someone who reads your blog and thinks enough of your writing to take it a step further to let you know, especially when you’re not feeling very inspired. MarinaSofia blogs at Finding Time To Write and I’ve been reading her blog for about a year where she posts her original poetry, book reviews, and generally things … Continue reading The Inspiring and the Inspired
What did he whisper in those last hurried moments when her hair fell across her lips and his hand left hers. He was there, then he was gone. A straight grey spine receding in the distance, swallowed up in the growl of the crowd. Continue reading Translation
Fireflies ride the sky, the shimmering air. Far away and low the horizon dances, warmed by a sense of aloneness. Nourished by ebbing light we glow, our faces turned upward toward the star on top of the tree. Continue reading ShimmerTree
The early morning humidity feels voluptuous on my skin. I’m drunk with the scent of Magnolia and sea water. Continue reading Morning Meditation 5.22.13: Flower and Water
Banana trees are contrary, popping up willy-nilly wherever they wish. I’m also contrary, snipping them back to the ground with my sharp trusty clippers. This is my garden. I will decide who goes where. Continue reading Morning Meditation 5.19.14: Bananas
Well, National Poetry Month is over and I’m pleased with myself for writing as much poetry as I did. I posted new poems 22 out of 30 days which is the best I’ve done for NaPoWriMo, ever. Last year I didn’t even attempt it so I feel good about this year’s effort. Not that I think all the poems were good ones, but the exercise made me stretch, made me write when I didn’t feel inspired on my own, made me think hard. I had to look for something to inspire, something I don’t do on a regular basis. The … Continue reading Glass Woman Prize: Supporting Women’s Writing
