A little over a year ago, I was living in a buddy’s house, squatting, looking over the place while he was taking care of his elderly mother down in Meridian, Mississippi. Of course, I didn’t mind because the rent was cheap and he had a nice place for […]
I received an amaryllis bulb from my mother for Christmas last year, which was unlike others I’d received or bought before. This one came encased in shiny red wax, stuck upon a metal stand, and required no planting, no soil, no water—all I had to do was put […]
Below is the information from Marj Hahne for her upcoming 30-minute daily workshop, starting tomorrow! Are you socially distanced? Self-quarantined? Cabin-feverish? A little po-lonely? “Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life,” wrote poet Fernando Pessoa (The Book of Disquiet), so let’s ignore life and stay healthy […]
I recently submitted two poems to a magazine (which will remain unnamed due to possible legal ramifications). When I clicked on the ‘Next’ icon to take me to the ‘Submit’ page, a wall of words, highlighted in red, filled up my screen. At the time, it appeared to […]
“I wish those editors would hurry up. This is the third day this week I haven’t received a rejection email.” Then there are days I mentally stamp my foot when I check my sent list and discover how much longer an editor has kept my submission than the […]
Here’s a small heartbreak of mine: too many people, at least in America, are turned off by poetry. We practicing poets are sadly aware that, when we step up to a mic, when we publish our poems in magazines, anthologies, or self-authored books, our audience comprises mostly other […]
“I can’t walk and talk at the same time.” We hadn’t seen each other in quite some time and my friend was frustrated with me. I kept having to stop every time I wanted to say something and my body was veering off course. It didn’t seem like […]
