Tesserae: Poetry of Community

One week from today! Support organizations doing great work on behalf of immigrants and new Americans in our community and enjoy poetry from Leslie Marie Aguilar, Maria Luisa Arroyo, Tamiko Beyer, Oliver de la Paz, Kirun Kapur and Ocean Vuong. Here's a preview of the poetry in store for you in a special feature over … Continue reading Tesserae: Poetry of Community

PM is PL

Guess what? As of April 1, Pokey will be the new poet laureate of Northampton, MA. Or as I like to call it, the PoLo of Noho. Sweet! That's why I'm smiling so hard. Here's a great article about it that Trish Crapo wrote for my local paper. You can also read about it at … Continue reading PM is PL

Red Light, Green Light

In regard to posting a full-length essay with accoutrements on a weekly basis Pokey has given herself the green light to forgo the self-flagellation and instead allow for occasional blathering and newsy news in between the fabulousness of the longer posts, hence, the following items that may be of interest: Pokey Reads! Words will be … Continue reading Red Light, Green Light