I wantextreme birdsongextreme greenam fortunate to findthese things surround me I seeextreme angerin the eyes of driverscursing traffic cuesand burning fuel, going nowhere asI, bicycling, fly by Extreme clouds pile highin Northern skiesbillow upon billowrattling outpeal upon pealof angry thunder Extreme rainsends bricks and mortar down the drain:where will we live then?Even the third little... Continue Reading →
‘Testify’ published at MasticadoresUSA #poetry
Testify:don’t just swallow what you seeopen your eyesraise your voicetell your story... I have a new poem up at MasticadoresUSA today: please head over there to continue reading. Many thanks to editor Gabriela for continuing to publish and support my work. This poem fits well with the themes of the anthology Wounds I Healed: The... Continue Reading →
An Exciting Update on ‘Wounds I Healed’…
I continue to prepare the manuscript of Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women for publication, with the editorial expertise of Amazon #1 bestselling poet Gabriela Marie Milton. Both Gabriela and I were deeply moved by the poetry of the many talented contributors to this anthology. We have added our thoughts on the book... Continue Reading →
#NaShiHaiKuMo2022 Day 30!
Congratulations indeed, and thank you! It has been a month! Many thanks to all who read, commented on, or otherwise supported this project. Thanks also to featured guest shit haikuists, Valdis Stakle and Gunta Binks. In addition to their contribution, I received the following guest shit haiku, either via email, or in the comments section... Continue Reading →
#NaShiHaiKuMo2022 Day 29
Guest Shit Haiku @guntabinks
‘Go Easy’ published at MasticadoresUSA
Go easy:growth comes incrementallypaso a pasostep by baby stepwe learntake two steps forwardone step backrepeat the same mistakesbegin again... Please head over to MasticadoresUSA to continue reading! Many thanks to editor Gabriela for featuring my work once again. 'Go easy' seems appropriate advice to myself as this mammoth month of poetry draws to a close...... Continue Reading →
#NaShiHaiKuMo2022 Day 28
Guest Shit Haiku! @valdisstakle