• Poetry Friday: October Roundup of Books and Bookstores

    October 31, 2024 /

    My Nevermores sister, Patricia, is hosting Poetry Friday today. Hop on over there for the lineup.   24 Bookstores in 2024   This year I made a goal to visit 24 independent or used bookstores in 2024.    January Roundup  February Roundup  March Roundup April Roundup May Roundup June…

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  • Poetry Friday: Cicada Poem Process

    October 24, 2024 /

    Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is our host this week. Hop on over there for the line up.    Cicada Poem Process Last week I posted about “Axolotl” my poem process in Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz.    “Cicada” was a much faster process because I knew…

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  • Poetry Friday: Axolotl Poem Process

    October 17, 2024 /

    Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Axolotl Poem Process   I have a twelve-line poem titled “Axolotl” in Pomelo Books’ newest anthology, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz. I’m personally always fascinated by how other…

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  • Poetry Friday: September Roundup of Books and Bookstores

    October 3, 2024 /

    Tabatha Yeatts is hosting this week. Hop on over to “The Opposite of Indifference” to see the roundup.    24 Bookstores in 2024   This year I made a goal to visit 24 independent or used bookstores in 2024.    January Roundup  February Roundup  March Roundup April Roundup May…

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  • Poetry Friday: Cleaning Up Cleaning Out

    September 20, 2024 /

    Linda at Teacher Dance is hosting Poetry Friday week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    Cleaning Up Cleaning Out Last week, I posted about how I was cleaning up my office and my writing stuff. I had 14 plastic bins of old or half-finished projects in a…

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  • Poetry Friday: Sealey Challenge Recap

    September 13, 2024 /

    Heidi at my juicy little universe is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Sealey Challenge Recap   I’m a bit late in posting my Sealey Challenge recap. But I was successful in reading poetry all 31 days of August.  I was able to read…

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  • Poetry Friday: In Praise of the Moon + Sealey Challenge Week #3

    August 22, 2024 /

    This week’s host of the week is Rose at Imagine the Possibilities. Hop on over there for the lineup.   Sealey Challenge   I’ve been reading for the Sealey Challenge every day—mostly Poetry Magazine issues, though I did sneak in a fabulous poetry collection as well.      Moon…

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  • Poetry Friday: Sealey Challenge Week #2

    August 15, 2024 /

    Janice at Salt City Verse is hosting Poetry Friday this week. Hop on over to her blog for the roundup.    Sealey Challenge Week #2 I started back to work on Monday, and back-to-school always takes up a lot of headspace. There’s a lot to do, a lot to…

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