My poem "Dis-ease" plus my son's artwork published in Verse-Virtual's January issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and January’s issue is no exception. This issue is particularly important because it not only includes my blank verse poem “Dis-ease” but is accompanied by the drawing my son Skyler created to go along with […]

My poem “Dis-ease” plus my son’s artwork published in Verse-Virtual’s January issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and January’s issue is no exception. This issue is particularly important because it not only includes my blank verse poem “Dis-ease” but is accompanied by the drawing my son Skyler created to go along with […]

2015 in review

I have been blown away and completely honored by the number of followers who spend their valuable time reading my posts, sending me wonderful comments, and participating in the poetry conversation. Thanks to all of you for being part of my year! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared […]

New Release: Alice in Wonderland ANTHOLOGY

So excited to have my found poem “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” in this anthology! I’ve seen a sample of the color version with the original Alice artwork in it and it’s beautiful! Definitely a book worth display.

Call for Submissions: SAME NAME Poetry and Prose Series

Another excellent prompt and series coming up on Silver Birch Press…

Gravitational Pull–a poem and prompt to write about the moon

Rob Carney shares some of his most memorable moments with the moon in his December blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of writing inspiration. This post provides a great example of how to attend to the details that […]

RUSH REVIEW: Dec 24 – Jan 1

Source: RUSH REVIEW: Dec 24 – Jan 1

15 international lit mags seeking English submissions

Why limit yourself to being published in lit mags in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K? There are many countries with English-language lit mags you can also submit your work to. For example, my poem "My Monkey Grammarian" was published in Hong Kong and even included in a […]

5 BEST WEBSITES FOR WRITERS IN 2016 from Cultured Vultures

Don’t miss this great article by Jay Slayton-Joslin with a summary for each of these five excellent resource sites for writers. Not to mention Cultured Vultures who posted the list and is such great support to writers in multiple ways. Jimmy Donnellan created Cultured Vultures to give writers and poets […]

On Rejection

Really a great feel-good article about rejections and how they can motivate us to write our best work. Big thanks to Angela Topping for this well-timed post to help us gear up for submitting next year!

Trish Hopkinson