Tagged poetry
Catch up on contemporary indie voices with Line Zero Involution
I’m pleased to share that my poem “Shore” appears in the new Involution issue of Line Zero, a collection that features stories, poems, art, and essays from Line Zero’s first two years in print.
If you like to sample and support the work of independent artists, order your Involution ebook or paperback from Pink Fish Press.
Read my poem “Overheard” now online in The Monongahela Review Issue 8
Some poems are honed through dozens of drafts, while others tumble out nearly complete within moments. “Overheard” is the latter, written in loving memory of friend, Pennsylvania author, and irreverent genius James Buescher. You can read this poem online in issue 8 of The Monongahela Review.
“Overheard” is composed from bits of wisdom and levity that James shared during our conversations. Its partner piece “Prod” traversed months of rewrites, but is somehow less successful (probably because it lacks the necessary levity).
My gratitude to Editor Luke Bartolomeo and his team for giving my words a home in another issue of The Monongahela Review. Readers: please come lend your attentions to stories and poetry collected in this volunteer-run literary journal.
Read my essay Our First Language: Why Kids Need Poetry now online at Wild River Review
At 7 billion voices and counting, Spaceship Earth is a noisy place. How can we possibly all hear and be heard above the din? Are we listening?
Join me at Wild River Review to discuss how we learn to communicate and problem solve with “Our First Language: Why Kids Need Poetry.”