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
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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
Shelved
Photo by Darragh Casey As the recent recipient of a Poetry Fellowship, the Massachusetts Cultural Council asked me and some other artist--fellows to respond to a question for their ArtSake blog. It went like this: Art-making is all about starts, stops, and unanticipated turns. When a work goes unfinished, it may be to make room … Continue reading Shelved
big poetry giveaway – 2013 edition
Susan Rich over at The Alchemist's Kitchen is guest curating the fourth year of the poetry extravaganza known as The Big Poetry Giveaway. Seeing as it’s The Cruelest (aka National Poetry) Month, I thought I’d get on board, and you can, too. If you want to get with the giving, go to Susan's place and sign yourself … Continue reading big poetry giveaway – 2013 edition
karen donovan talks ribosomes & poetry
Here, at long last, is the Next Big Thing post from Karen Donovan! Karen is the author of Fugitive Red (University of Massachusetts Press, 1999), which won the 1998 Juniper Prize for Poetry. Her poetry has appeared in journals such as FIELD, Seneca Review, Conduit, THE GERM: A Journal of Poetic Research, Spiral Orb,and Prime Number. She was co-editor, with … Continue reading karen donovan talks ribosomes & poetry
Next Big Thing: Arnett & Donnelly
…and here are the links to two of the folks I tagged in the Next Big Thing project: Carlen Arnett & Patrick Donnelly…two very different writers with unique talents and a great way of talking about writing. Go on over and see what they’re up to! http://robinblack.net/the-next-big-thing-for-carlen-arnett/ http://www.patrickdonnellypoems.com/site/Next_Big_Thing_interview.html
the next big thing
Here it is--the cover of my new book, Grass Whistle, with beautiful art courtesy of Barbara Reid! I've been tagged in a blogging project called " The Next Big Thing," so since this is mine, read on if you want to know more about the book. First, thanks to Ellen Dore Watson for inviting me … Continue reading the next big thing
Bells We Would Ring: Kenneth Patchen
On Solstice eve I was searching around for a poem to write about for my Hilltown Families column, and feeling really stymied by the challenge of finding something seasonal and uplifting and bright in the wake of the violence at Sandy Hook. In some ways it would be easier just to grieve, to stop everything and sink down into … Continue reading Bells We Would Ring: Kenneth Patchen
Amy Dryansky 