From Prose to Poetry and Back
‘m sad that I’m not participating in the poem-a-day madness of National Poetry Month. That’s what pulled me into a poetry last year. I hoped to discover new ways to bring music and imagery into my prose, never thinking I’d fall in love with writing and reading poetry itself (something I’d always avoided)….
Another Bovine Poem Finds a Home
The High Desert Journal has accepted another poem of mine, this time for Issue 11 of their print journal, due out in April. Although it doesn’t focus exclusively on cows, my sestina, “Now That I’ve Moved Inland,” does feature them in every stanza….
Another Poem Finds a Home
I had my first poem published in January and am proud to announce that another poem, “What the Photo Shows,” has been accepted for publication….
How I Grabbed My Poetry Career by the Horns
I’m honored that my first poem ever to be published — “In the Flat Field” — is in The High Desert Journal. It’s a fabulous regional publication that showcases writing rooted in the Interior West of North America….
Wild Turkey: Species of the Week
Unlike my stepfather and his clan, numerous cousins, the son I spawned, and many friends; I don’t usually look at wild animals and think: meat. Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), indigenous to North America, have become a recent exception….
Submissions for the Gods
A poem randomly assembled from words taken from the submission guidelines of literary journals. Written in response to Read Write Poem’s “Get Your Poem On #97.”
Sediment
I’m trying to catch up on all the work I didn’t do during National Poetry Writing Month, but I found it hard to resist the Read Write Poem wordle prompt this week. It’s a pretty rough attempt that has not faced much reflection or revision. Now back to working in the garden. I gather the [...]
Experiments with Poetry
I overcame a lifelong fear of writing poetry on April Fool’s Day. It happened by accident. I had grown tired of my stale prose habits and surfed the web looking for distraction….
