May approacheth, and with it, a couple of events to share with you: Three days packed with readings, talks, panels and a small press book fair, including this panel featuring yours truly, along with the fabulous poets Karen Skolfield and Sarah Sousa and equally impressive Perugia Press Director, Susan Kan: From Zero to One: First Books … Continue reading From Salem to Straw Dogs: Pokey Poetry Events
Category: Readings & Other Happenings
BIG ENERGY POETS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE: WHEN ECOPOETRY THINKS CLIMATE CHANGE
So happy to be part of this project!
Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
(Pokey says, yes, you should come...) From Zero to One: First Books and What We Wish We’d Known Lecture and panel discussion moderated by Karen Skolfield with Amy Dryansky, Susan Kan, Sarah Sousa, & Michelle Valois March 1, 11am Miss Hall’s School, Centennial Hall 492 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA Laundry Line Divine presents Out of the … Continue reading Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
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Pokey Returns (Sort Of) Part 1
Yep, it’s been a while. When I started this blog I was smack-dab in the middle of navigating the territory of Mom-poet. Trying to figure out how to make the time and head-space for my creative life. Now, five years later, I’m in a different place, and yet… still trying to find that time. The … Continue reading Pokey Returns (Sort Of) Part 1
Give Grass Whistle a Sticker! MA Book Awards
Yep, my second book, Grass Whistle, won top honors from the Massachusetts Center for the Book! You can see the entire list of “must-read” books here. Those of you who’ve followed Pokey Mama from her tightly bound beginnings will probably guess that this feels like a miracle to me. To get the book written, under … Continue reading Give Grass Whistle a Sticker! MA Book Awards
NaPoMo Interview: A Writer’s Voice
Here's the link to my NaPoMo interview with Francesca Rheannon, on A Writer's Voice. I had a really lousy head cold when we talked, but folks who've heard it say I sound smart. And I didn't pay them. Francesca asked me about my Pokey Mama journey--the struggles I had writing as a woman and mother after … Continue reading NaPoMo Interview: A Writer’s Voice
Good News for Grass Whistle
Grass Whistle has been named a “must-read” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book and is one of six finalists for the MA Book Award in Poetry! You can see the entire list here. I'm in good company. What’s really exciting to me about this is that the MCB works closely with libraries across … Continue reading Good News for Grass Whistle
Out of Our Minds
The podcast from my interview for J.P. Dancing Bear's show on KKUP, Out of Our Minds, is now available for your listening pleasure. We talked about poetry and stuff. Sylvia Plath came up. You know. Take a listen here.
Writing Without Purpose (On Purpose)
Check out my guest post about writing with purposeful purposelessness and how place finds its way into my work on C.A. LaRue's blog, BoneSpark! and don't forget--this Saturday, March 22, as part of the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers WOMAN TALK: Reading and discussion with Amy Dryansky, Annie Boutelle & Ellen Doré Watson Hosted by … Continue reading Writing Without Purpose (On Purpose)
