It’s March, so it must be time for the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers! If you live in or around the western MA, VT, NY, CT (polar) vortex, check out the month long line-up of readings, panels and special events here. If you want to visit with Pokey, I'll be here: Woman Talk: Voices We … Continue reading The Real March Madness: Berkshire Festival of Women Writers
Category: Readings & Other Happenings
6 More Days to Reach My Goal!
It's Day 22, and I only have 6 more days to reach my goal for the Tupelo 30/30 Project. I hope you've enjoyed the poems, and I ask you to please consider making even a small donation--$10, $15, $20? You can sponsor either me or another 30/30 Project poet by making a donation to Tupelo … Continue reading 6 More Days to Reach My Goal!
It’s Come to This: the Downton Poem
Blame it on all those Facebook surveys. It's day 20 of the Tupelo Press 30/30 Erotic Poem Project, and I needed inspiration. Damned badly, as Robert might say. Scroll down to read the poem here, and check out the 30/30 site for more poems by me and the other stalwarts. And please consider signing up … Continue reading It’s Come to This: the Downton Poem
Talking Poetry in CA: Tonight on 91.5FM KKUP
California friends--I'll be talking poetry tonight on KKUP in Cupertino, from 8-9pm, on the poetry show, Out of Our Minds. Seems appropriate, yes? If you can't tune in but want to listen, there will be a podcast up in a couple of days and I'll post a link.
Day 14: Objectifying an Object
A belated V'day post in which I objectify an object for Day 14 of the Tupelo 30/30 Erotic Poem Project...Blue Vase with Dark Interior. You can also check out my ekphrastic poem based on a woodcut by Utamaro...Unaji:Nape. Plus lots of other poems by my stalwart cohorts at the 30/30 Project.
30/30 Project: Sexy Rabbits
Maybe you knew it would come to this: my first poem made from Facebook posts. Ergo, sexy rabbits. Please consider sponsoring me in this ahem! worthy endeavor. And don't forget, make a donation of $50 or more and get the anthology, Myrhh, Mothwing, Smoke, from Tupelo Press!
Erotic Poetry Project: Day 6
Day 6 poems have arrived over at the 30/30 project. I attempted a "blason" thanks to Jeneva Burroughs Stone. As usual, things did not go exactly as planned...but that's good, right? Go see what a blason is--you know you're curious.
30/30 (Erotic) Poetry Project is live!
It's Day 4, and the poems are coming in over at the Tupelo 30/30 Project. Not just mine, but poems by the other intrepid 30/30 writers: Darla Himeles, Amy MacLennan, Barbara Mossberg, Aubrey Ryan, and Jeneva Stone. Go and take a gander, and please consider sponsoring either me or another 30/30 Project poet by making a donation to … Continue reading 30/30 (Erotic) Poetry Project is live!
The Daily Poet: A New Resource for Writers
There is no wrong way to complete a writing exercise. So begins and ends the introduction to The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice, a new book by Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano of Two Sylvias Press. The key word here is “complete” because as we know, it’s the getting started that’s … Continue reading The Daily Poet: A New Resource for Writers
Tupelo 30/30 Project: February
Oops, I Did it Again... Yep, signed up to write a poem a day for the month of February. This time it’s to benefit Tupelo Press, a small, independent publisher now based in North Adams, MA. Tupelo publishes beautiful books on a tiny budget and this is one way for them to raise a little … Continue reading Tupelo 30/30 Project: February
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