Every now and then, you write a poem that you think will never find its true readers. Who wants to publish a persona meets ekphrastic poem about a now long-gone work of art? “The Great and Marvelous Sugar Baby Has (Not) Spoken” was one of those poems for me. Luckily, the women at Visitant, a new online journal for literary pilgrims, decided to publish it back in June 2016…
National Penmanship Day (January 23rd)
This in reponse to the Big Tent Poetry Prompt for this week. Yes, indeed, there is a holiday for any and everything. Too …
Desperately Seeking Words…
Photo by Avishka …to convey the utter gray blear of this Monday afternoon. Here’s all I’ve been able to come up with so far. Rain …
Quiet, Heat, Stillness
Photo by Helgi Halldórsson. That’s the sum total of my life here on this green, dry summer spot on the earth today. Silence so deep …