• Coming 25th September

    Featuring 54 fantastic creators and writers, Issue III: hestia (hearth & home) will be released on Saturday, 25th September. The issue will be free … Coming 25th September I have two poems in this upcoming issue of Free Verse Revolution: A literary magazine. The poems are from my as yet…

  • Poet Weaver

    Poet Weaver

    I am a poet weaver. Many of my poems are spiritual, for I love going within to excavate the bits of my soul that need reassembly into words. As a sunshine weaver, I’m also a collagist, assembling snippets of images into a new whole with deep meaning. Each collage is…

  • An Honor

    An Honor

    My poem Cooking a Life with a Wire Spine has been nominated for Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press. People can vote for the poem by clicking on the link. You may have to register for free to vote. Thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏 Update: My poem didn’t make Publication of…

  • Issue III responses have been sent! — Free Verse Revolution:

    I am so humbled and honored to have two poems included in this issue. Thank you, Kristiana Reed! The poems are from my collection of memoir poems about my mother and me. I look forward to your impressions of them once this issue is published.

  • Cooking a Life with a Wire Spine – New Publication

    Today, as a FEATURED post, Spillwords Press published a memoir poem I wrote about me and my mother. I’m so excited. Thank you, Spillwords! https://spillwords.com/cooking-a-life-with-a-wire-spine/ This poem is one of 63 poems in my first poetry collection, a poetic memoir of my mother and me. More to come on that!

  • New Publication!

    New Publication!

    I received a nice surprise today, another poem up with Dark Poets Club (England). They are generous and accept poems from your blog, in case you are interested. So some of you may recognize this poem. Also, I like them because the small submission fee is donated to mental health…

  • Such an Honor

    Such an Honor

    Well Versed 2021: A Collection of Poetry and Prose accepted three of my poems. One earned Third Place in Poetry and another, Honorary Mention. The anthology can be purchased on Amazon. Thank you Columbia Writers Guild, judges, and editors! Honorary Mention From Your Son      In Memory of George Floyd…

  • Estate Sale

    Estate Sale

    I have a new publication in October Hill Magazine, Spring Issue, page 92. The title of the poem is “Estate Sale”. You can also read the poem here, (but the format is not correct. I don’t know how to fix it.) https://www.octoberhillmagazine.com/archives Estate Sale  “When someone is missing, their possessions…

  • A Blessing for You — PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry

    By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor Dear Friends, most of us would agree that this past year has been extremely challenging if not tragic. Many of you have documented your pain and grief in poetry, fiction, and essays. St. Patrick’s Day is today and Easter is coming up, so it’s a good…

  • A Blessing

    A Blessing

    Dear Friends, most of us would agree that this past year has been extremely challenging if not tragic. Many of you have documented your pain and grief in poetry, fiction, and essays. St. Patrick’s Day is on Wednesday and Easter is coming up, so it’s a good time for us…