The Apostrophe Blog
My poetry triptych, “On the Precipice in This Perilous Moment,” has been accepted for May 2026 publication in wildscape literary journal. The theme of their Spring 2026 issue is: calm // storm. My three-part poem surveys the landscape of this country since the return of the convicted felon to the White House on January 20, 2025. The first part was written in June 2025. The middle section is a found poem based on a prize-winning poem by Renée Nicole Good, the woman who was murdered by an I.C.E. agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. The final section—written before the I.C.E. murder of Alex Pretti this past Saturday morning, January 24, 2026—speaks to the too-many recent moments of lawless atrocity alongside utter banality this country presently finds itself in.
The public domain photograph above is of a January 11, 2026 vigil in memory of Renée Nicole Good in front of the American embassy in Berlin, Germany. It was taken by Roy Zuo.
Interests: Reading, writing, not arithmetic. The art and craft of poetry. Photography. Vegetable and flower gardening especially heirloom bulbs and dahlias. Movies in real theatres. Theatre on real stages. Art in real galleries. Crossword puzzles and, of course, Wordle. Singer-songwriters like Aimee Mann and Patti Griffin. All kinds of music especially 1930s jazz. Venice, Italy! The Dude abides.
- Over the Years: My Oregon Poetry Association Contest Awards - August 15, 2026
- Our Very Own Little Free Library with Original Art! - August 14, 2026
- Award News: First Place in OPA Fall 2026 Contest - August 13, 2026
