Category: My Poems

My poem "Bone Music" published in Contrary + PAYING/NO FEE submission call & interview

I’m pleased to announce my poem “Bone Music” was published in the new Winter 2018 issue of Contrary Magazine. This poem is the second to be published from a series of personal poems about healing and recovery. Two years ago my son (21 at the time) was in […]

Happy New Year and Thank You! - My submission & blog stats, 10K+ followers in 2017!

Happy New Year and big thanks to such an incredible online community of poets, writers, and supporters! I started actively posting and promoting this poetry blog in October 2014, and have seen a constant increase in traffic, likes, and followers. I've met some amazing and talented people along […]

My poem “Resurrection Party” published in Tinderbox Poetry Journal

My poem “Resurrection Party” is a poem of recovery. It’s so important to me that this personal poem is out in the world. Many of you who know me know that two years ago my son (21 at the time) was in a horrible accident in which he was […]

My poem "Resurrection Party" published in Tinderbox Poetry Journal

My poem “Resurrection Party” is a poem of recovery. It’s so important to me that this personal poem is out in the world. Many of you who know me know that two years ago my son (21 at the time) was in a horrible accident in which he was […]

My poems “sideways” & “Interrogation” published in The Light Ekphrastic + NO FEE Submission call

Working with The Light Ekphrastic was such an amazing experience and the results are incredible. I’m blown away by the quality of poetry and art in this issue, and truly honored to have been able to work with such a creative and inspiring artist, Teresa Duggan. The process […]

My poems "sideways" & "Interrogation" published in The Light Ekphrastic + NO FEE Submission call

Working with The Light Ekphrastic was such an amazing experience and the results are incredible. I’m blown away by the quality of poetry and art in this issue, and truly honored to have been able to work with such a creative and inspiring artist, Teresa Duggan. The process […]

My poem “Redacted” published in Erase-Transform Poetry Project + no fee submission call & interview

I’m excited to announce my erasure poem “Redacted” is published online at the Erase-Transform Poetry Project. They are currently taking submissions of found poetry hidden in the inaugural speech. “Beginning with the inauguration speech, we seek submissions that take that rhetoric and draw out life-affirming poetry.” I was curious how and why […]

My poem "Redacted" published in Erase-Transform Poetry Project + no fee submission call & interview

I’m excited to announce my erasure poem “Redacted” is published online at the Erase-Transform Poetry Project. They are currently taking submissions of found poetry hidden in the inaugural speech. “Beginning with the inauguration speech, we seek submissions that take that rhetoric and draw out life-affirming poetry.” I was curious how and why […]

"I am tired of being a woman": Trish Hopkinson's Footnote – by Lis Pankl via 15 Bytes

Thank you so much to Lis Pankl and David Pace of 15 Bytes for this lovely review of my chapbook Footnote. I was particularly pleased with Pankl’s focus on one of my most widely published poems “Waiting Around” and her thoughtful connections to other women writers such as […]

My new poems “hurricane” & “Not my flag” published in Tuck Magazine + no fee submission call

I’m honored to have such a good home for my brand new poems “hurricane” and “Not my flag” inspired by recent events. Tuck Magazine is an online political, human rights, and arts magazine. The magazine includes opinion/news, poetry/fiction, music/film/tv news, art/photography, and articles on human rights and politics. According […]

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