Category: My Poems

Read Utah poets published in Verse-Virtual’s November edition…

This month's edition of Verse-Virtual  not only published four of my poems, but also,  included  Utah fellow poet Colin B. Douglas whose poems are not to be missed! Colin is “the  preeminent Mormon, surrealist, Native American (Samish Indian Nation) poet over the age of seventy writing in Utah […]

Read Utah poets published in Verse-Virtual's November edition…

This month's edition of Verse-Virtual not only published four of my poems, but also, included Utah fellow poet Colin B. Douglas whose poems are not to be missed! Colin is “the preeminent Mormon, surrealist, Native American (Samish Indian Nation) poet over the age of seventy writing in Utah at this time. Retired […]

Voices for Peace anthology with my poem “Breast-giver” is now available . . .

Don’t miss this lovely anthology published by Weasel Press entitled Degenerates: Voices for Peace. According to their site: “The purpose of the [Voices for Peace]  is to awaken, enlighten and maybe even provide a bit of shelter to those who need it. Poetry has some immense power in […]

Voices for Peace anthology with my poem "Breast-giver" is now available . . .

Don’t miss this lovely anthology published by Weasel Press entitled Degenerates: Voices for Peace. According to their site: “The purpose of the [Voices for Peace] is to awaken, enlighten and maybe even provide a bit of shelter to those who need it. Poetry has some immense power in the […]

Hear "Footnote to a Footnote" read by yours truly . . .

Listen to my audio recording of "Footnote to a Footnote.”  Originally published by Chagrin River Review online journal, Lakeland Community College, Fall 2013. See http://www.chagrinriverreview.com/trish-hopkinson.html for the journal and audio of the poem.

Hear “Footnote to a Footnote” read by yours truly . . .

Listen to my  audio recording of  "Footnote to a Footnote.”   Originally published  by  Chagrin River Review  online journal, Lakeland Community College, Fall 2013. See  http://www.chagrinriverreview.com/trish-hopkinson.html  for the journal and audio of the poem.

The 13th Sign of the Zodiac, poem by Trish Hopkinson (Mythic Poetry Series)

Honored to have my poem posted along with this outstanding art!

Not one, but two poems published by Wicked Banshee Press!

Wicked Banshee Press published their most recent, online edition yesterday with the heartfelt theme of “Survival Through Art.” I am honored to have two of my poems included (“Waiting Around” and “A Leveling”) with the other amazing featured poets. Read Survival Through Art here. The notes from the […]

Breast-giver (a found poem)

This poem was inspired by the beautiful language and voice of a translation by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak of a story by Mahasveta Devi titled with the same name. (It could also be considered a shape poem). Please consider reading more of these short stories in the collection  Breast […]

Railroad about the Truth

The sound begins with a story-- a ghostly, beautiful, mysterious boy. A sound visiting evening on a rainy summer. Grandmother in a small Kansas moan when the town of a train impression first beckons. This childhood whistle blossomed into a lifelong train with fascination, nostalgic and romantic. In […]

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