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Short List for Eric Hoffer Grand Prize: Our Wolves
Yes, I’m pretty stoked, I’ll admit that. My wee chapbook Our Wolves is on the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize (grand as in a $5,000 check to the big winner) SHORT LIST alongside the big books. Yesterday,...
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Gorgeous Poetry about Being Human on an Endangered Planet
Looking for a new poetry book? Look no further than this beautiful collection by Candice M. Kelsey within this stunning cover. The chapbook was published in March 2024 by the publisher, boats against...
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Thank you to Dawn Pisturino for Her Review of Poetry Treasures 4
Poetry Book Review: “Poetry Treasures 4” Photo by Michael Block on Pexels.com
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Imayo for Rikka: #TankaTuesday
Colleen at #TankaTuesday suggested writing a syllabic poem for Part I, The Beginning of Summer, (May 5 – 19) Rikka 立夏. I tried an imayo. Summer begins brilliant blue; sometimes clouds frame it but...
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Writing and Grandbaby News
Brand new and familiar poems published today by Editor Sharon Knutson at Storyteller Poetry Review. This journal specializes in narrative poetry–in other words, poetry that tells stories. In this...
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Simple Pleasures Blog Tour: Day #7 – August 12 – Luanne Castle
Introduction Thank you, Luanne, for hosting me on Day #7 of my blog tour for Simple Pleasures: Haiku from the Place Just Right! For this tour stop, I’m going to say a few words about my philosophy of...
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Simple Pleasures: My Review of the New Elizabeth Gauffreau Poetry Collection
What a pleasure to open Elizabeth Gauffreau’s new book, Simple Pleasures: Haiku from the Place Just Right. Every page features a beautiful nature photo with an accompanying haiku. Combining poem...
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Exploring the Ekphrastic Poetry of Hedy Habra
I love the work of Hedy Habra, a fabulous ekphrastic poet and painter. She is originally from Egypt and Lebanon and ended up where I grew up–in Kalamazoo, Michigan–, but I think of Hedy as a citizen of...
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Buy Yourself a Gift of Sunflower Tanka!!!
Lily is enjoying her new anthology, Sunflower Tanka. These are wonderful examples of tanka and tanka prose. There are even some unusual tanka forms. I’m so blessed to have four tanka prose in the book....
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Review of Robert Okaji’s Our Loveliest Bruises
Robert Okaji’s new poetry collection Our Loveliest Bruises can be considered his greatest work, truly a magnum opus. The spare language belies the beautiful compelling imagery as it probes the depths...
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