This week for Staying Power, I sat down to write one thing, and something totally different came out. (Surprise! Ain’t life grand?) What came out was a poem that imitates “The House That Jack Built,”…
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After a long, strenuous hike, you happen upon a river. A crude raft is beached on the sandy shore. Tacked to it is a paper that reads: “Take me downstream.” The handwriting strangely resembles your own.
You don’t know who made the raft, or why they’ve left it here. You don’t know how well it’s constructed. Does it even float?
Gloria Heffernan’s thank-you poem to Phyllis results in a pandemic response poem, “If You Ever Wonder.”
Working too hard? Read Phyllis’s poem “I Want to Play,” then try writing your own … just for fun.
I was delighted in March to join some dear friends in Massachusetts for a radio interview about Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems. Hosting the discussion was Daisy Mathias of “Poetry á la…
As co-editor of Poetry of Presence I take tremendous joy in hearing how readers are using the anthology. This story, gleaned by serendipity from Facebook, really brightened my day: Cheryl Hale works in the activity…
Poetry of Presence, co-edited with Ruby R. Wilson, has officially been released! $21.95 USD 248 pp. 6″ x 9” Quality Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9982588-3-6 Publisher: Grayson Books Release date: TODAY (September 5, 2017) Here’s how to…
… you might be interested in this one-sheet (flyer) about my upcoming book, Poetry of Presence. If you like what you see, email it to some of your friends, or print off some copies to…
I’m very happy to announce that my co-editor Ruby Wilson and I will be hosting two sessions at the South Dakota Festival of Books (Sept. 21-24, 2017, Deadwood, SD). A big shoutout to the South…
My latest book, Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems (co-edited with Ruby R. Wilson), will soon be out. Tune into the tv screen below, and you can distinguish the book’s beautiful cover image,…
What would the world be without serendipity? If you’ve watched the official Poetry of Presence book trailer, you’ll remember the gentle guitar soundtrack. We chanced upon “Goodnight Esme (Instrumental Version),” composed and performed by Axletree,…
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