Famous Starts is a creativity game wherein I choose the first line of famous poems, but fill in the next line with my own humble attempts. You play along! The trick is to not read the original's next lines until after you’ve written your own. Ah, it's been too long since we've mucked about inside someone else's lovely … Continue reading Famous Starts with Humble Endings
Category: poetry
FrostFire Worlds
Remember how great it felt to curl up as a kid with a collection of short stories? You could drop in and out between chores or during lunch at school. I remember reading them on long car trips, too. FrostFire Worlds is a market for younger readers who like speculative fiction. It's one of the … Continue reading FrostFire Worlds
Vanitas
Yesterday's news out of SeaTac affected me deeply. This poem grew from those emotions. Vanitas At first we were giddy at the audacity or maybe the middle finger to darker memories; it was easy to forget with a guy named Rich wanting to perform a barrel roll in a Q400 and see the mama orca … Continue reading Vanitas
May’s Postcard Poem
As a thank-you to everyone for your support, May's audio is unlocked. Just go to my Patreon to listen for free! This poem came to me on the first warm day after our long winter. It was one of those days where everything feels like life and love and joy. Those days are valuable. It's a … Continue reading May’s Postcard Poem
Secret Ingredients – 3
I'm starting a new series on here about the books that influenced me growing up. These are the books that shaped my brain. Gave me my fears, values, and passions. The Julie Secret Ingredients! UNKNOWN POETRY BOOK Not every ingredient is sweet or savory. Some are sour. I don't remember the name of … Continue reading Secret Ingredients – 3
Last
Last The gown floated with breath Trapped against my awkward body. Three times, the sound of water Echoing as if we stood in a grotto, Three times you held my body And declared me holy, A vessel for your dooms. I stopped believing, but out of us All, I am the only one still Breathing, … Continue reading Last
What I Read in Poetry, 2017
Each year I start off with a grand vision about what I'll read. I might actually have achieved it this time. Let's see what I read in poetry this year -- 20th Century American Poetry, edited by Conrad Aiken I learned A LOT from this little, dense book. My only complaint was that it was … Continue reading What I Read in Poetry, 2017
Wednesday’s A Moment
The water is there Kinetic Edges held static By concrete and sand The dam is loud But I cannot hear it From where I kneel On pebbled land There's a city under there Drowned Doorjambs empty Of daily homecomings I could walk The entire circumference And still feel a stranger To its clouded feelings And … Continue reading Wednesday’s A Moment
Poetry Postcard Festival goes on…
Many of you know I participated in the 2017 Poetry Postcard Festival. I already do monthly poetry postcards for my patrons, and this seemed a natural extension of this ongoing growth project of mine. We were given a list of 31 participants and their addresses. We started three days before August 1st, and mailed a … Continue reading Poetry Postcard Festival goes on…
Tidal Shifts
Is blogging while sad the same as shopping when hungry? Possibly. And yet, here I am with a poem. Adrift What will I do when It no longer snows? I have a home In the pockets of my heart For the polar bear starving And the elephant disappearing, And even for the three Year old … Continue reading Tidal Shifts
