What dish would Allen Ginsberg bring to a potluck?

What about Edgar Allan Poe? Emily Dickinson? Hemingway? Plath? Read this whimsical article on mental_floss by Erin McCarthy and imagine yourself seated at the table with your favorite writer and a variety of good recipes… from Poe’s eggnog to Plath’s tomato soup cake. Great fun! If you like […]

Have you heard Neruda's "Ode to the Book"?

Pablo Neruda wrote beautiful odes to mundane things, and this poem is no exception. Read this brief article by Brainpickings Maria Popova and/or click here to listen to the poem. The text of the poem is also included in the article. Below are a few of my favorites lines… “Book, […]

Have you heard Neruda’s “Ode to the Book”?

Pablo Neruda wrote beautiful odes to mundane things, and this poem is no exception. Read this brief article by Brainpickings Maria Popova and/or  click here  to listen to the poem. The text of the poem is also included in the article. Below are a few of my favorites […]

FREE Submission Tracker: The Grinder

The Grinder is a submission tracker and market database is similar to Duotrope, but completely FREE! You can search open submissions, details for each market, and track each submission. The site is currently in BETA, but the creators have no intent to make it a pay site. Their […]

Don't miss out on the poetry E-Book Free-For-All!

The Poetry Super Highway is providing submitted E-Books for one day only as part of it’s 10th Annual Poetry E-Book Free-For-all. The general public can download unlimited free poetry e-books for 24 hours on December 1st. Submit your poetry e-book to join in! http://poetrysuperhighway.com/psh/great-poetry-e-book-free/

Don’t miss out on the poetry E-Book Free-For-All!

The Poetry Super Highway is providing submitted E-Books for one day only as part of it’s  10th Annual Poetry E-Book Free-For-all. The general public can download unlimited free poetry e-books for 24 hours on December 1st. Submit your poetry e-book to join in! http://poetrysuperhighway.com/psh/great-poetry-e-book-free/

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 […]

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 […]

Excellent found poem published in JAB by Kelly Nelson

Incredible work by Kelly Nelson created as a found poem from a recent news article. JAB is also accepting submissions!

Where Does The Smell of Old Books Come From? | IFLScience

Check out this quick explanation of why love the smell of old books: Where Does The Smell of Old Books Come From? | IFLScience

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