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Tag Archives: poetry
For Frida, Who Brought the Wag & the Love
Years ago I wrote a post, While I Write, My Dog Waits for Me, all about our faithful Frida Beano who came to us unexpectedly and changed our lives: “Funny thing, after being assured that we were unable to have children, … Continue reading
A Good Talk
You said, “I have something I was thinking about telling you, but I wish I knew how you’ll take it.” Your truth wasn’t something I had to “take”. I love you, actual you, real you, all of you. Knowing more of … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, celebration, erasure, family, friends, joy, LGBTQ, LGBTQI, love, National Coming Out Day, poem, Uncategorized, wandering
Tagged celebration, erasure, Family, friendship, LGBTQI, love, National Coming Out Day, Poem, poetry, support
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For my father-in-law, Downer
Mostly, I have written here about writing. But sometimes, in a life of writing, things happen and then there is no way forward but through. Downer, I wrote this for you a long time ago. Now I imagine I read it to you … Continue reading
Meto-friendly news: rawboned live!
April rawboned is live! Congratulations to Trisha Winn, who decided to poke the bear and encourage others to do the same. I like bears, but this one will take its lumps for the sake of excellent reading. So how do … Continue reading
Posted in flash fiction, microwriting, nonfiction, online journals, Poetry, Publications, rawboned, submitting, writers, writing, writing community
Tagged creative writing, flash fiction, journals, Literary Journals, microwriting, nonfiction, online journals, poetry, publication, publications, publishing, rawboned, submitting, writer, writing, writing community
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Erasure Time
I’ve been erasing again. I am back on the Henry Van Dyke project pretty much every day, working steadily while also shaping the final projects in a short collection that began as my MFA thesis. On the whole, I have decided the … Continue reading
Posted in art, artist, creative process, creative writing, creativity, erasures, Henry Van Dyke, inspiration, painting, Poetry, process, writers, writing
Tagged art, artists, Creative process, creativity, erasures, Henry Van Dyke, old books, painting, poetry, writers, writing
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Meto-things: What’s Up
Here is where things are at: 1 My partner in all things of art and life, David L. White, has three poems up at The Knicknackery, “Low Tide”, “Crochet”, and “At Oven’s Door”, which I can’t even read because it breaks me. Intensity. I … Continue reading
Posted in art, creative process, creative writing, creativity, David L. White, elegy, Literary Journals, nature, owls, Poetry, Publications, Uncategorized, wild spaces
Tagged art, Creative process, creative writing, journals, nature, online journals, poetry, publication, writers, writing
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A Poem for Solstice
I always find Solstice oddly bittersweet. I rest into the dark, have myself a long and shadowy dream time, and when the light begins to call with news of pending industriousness? I can’t help but look back. No one expresses this better … Continue reading
A Conversation with Henry: New Erasures (2)
(Note: Scroll to the end of this brief blog post to view the three new erasures.)____________________________________________________________________ “This is primarily religious material,” said Henry to the poet painting over him. Henry, my friend, I am not without spiritual interests. Try to listen … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Creative process, creative writing, erasure, erasure poetry, erasures, found poetry, Henry Van Dyke, Literature, poetry, spirituality
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New Erasures
When a blog format changes, it’s something like coming home to find your partner has traded the dog for a kangaroo. No, I’m off on that. Dogs and kangaroos are more similar than the old gallery format and the new gallery … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists, erasure, erasures, Henry Van Dyke, poetry, religion, spirituality
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