Category Archives: Poetry

The State of Black Sci F week 4: Giveaway and something about my novel

Back in 2010 I decided to participate in Nano for the first time. National Novel Writing Month, Nano for short, happens every November, and participants attempt to write 50,000 words in a month. I decided to write a sci fi … Continue reading

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Our anthology and us muselings in Preditors and Editors poll

The cover of “Lifeline,” the Poetic Muselings’ anthology, with artwork by Lin Neiswender, has been nominated in the P and E book/ebook cover artwork category. Our cover, our anthology, and us poets are all in the Preditors and Editors poll: … Continue reading

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Poetic Inspiration: Other People’s Poems

Check out my post on the Poetic Muselings blog on being inspired by other people’s poems. Read Mark Wyndham’s poem, and the one I wrote in response.

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A Few Holiday Verses

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Image: Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Happy holidays, everyone. Here are some holiday poems. The first two were written in response to a post on the poetic muselings blog Writer’s Cramp One cold winter day, I selected a pen to write … Continue reading

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An old poem: Epitaph

Epitaph by Margaret Fieland First, second, and third revisions, bits and pieces rewritten in another voice, scribbled on scraps of paper or stored in a folder marked : Ghosts haunting the poetry graveyard. When I die will you be gone … Continue reading

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Guest Post by Alexis Bonari: Japanese Poetry

Japanese Poetry as Translated by Hiroaki Sato I should have been born fascinated with my heritage. Not everyone can say they’re descended from a line of powerful samurai, or that their resilient family survived the world’s first militarily employed atomic … Continue reading

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I’m a guest on Darcia Helle’s blog today

I’m a guest today, blogging about writing poetry today on Darcia Helle’s blog http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/

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November Chapbook Challenge: Lessons Learned

Robert Lee Brewer’s November chapbook challenge has come to an end. Check out the comments section of Robert’s blog for November for all the wonderful poems written by all of us participating writers.http: //blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides Since I was also participating in … Continue reading

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A Blooming Good Holiday Poetry Book

Blooming Red  by Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Magdalena Ball  Looking for a holiday stocking stuffer? Want something to read aloud at holiday dinners, something the whole family can enjoy? Then treat yourself to is delightful collection by poetic collaborators Carolyn Howard-Johnson … Continue reading

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Wednesday Poetry Prompts, Chapter Buddy, and other updates

Every week Robert Lee Brewer posts a poetry prompt on his blog This week’s prompt is to write a shopping poem Here’s mine — it’s one of my series of “Blues” poems… No Money, Honey, Blues Pay is burning in … Continue reading

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