I am thrilled to announce that the judge for the Unrequited: An Anthology of Love Poems about Inanimate Objects contest is Sandra Beasley! She is one of my favorite poets EVER, and I never miss a chance to see her speak …
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Of all the poems I’ve written, the ones I like the best are always strongly linked to landscapes whose scenes inspired me. Early in my writing career, it was the American Southwest – its desolation and resolute grit. As I’ve …
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It is widely–and correctly–said that the capital of the United States is two cities. One is official Washington, the realm of official and unofficial power brokers and diplomats, and the parts of city where they live if they don’t commute from …
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Prison. Jail. The Pen. Behind Bars. The Big House. Lockup. The Clink. Correctional Facilities, all, by many names. No matter how you refer to them, their goals are the same – to deny freedom of movement, to punish, and to …
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Places I have been, places I have loved or hated: all carry a “charge.” Maine or West Texas or Chicago: as it appears in my work, it stands in for certain feeling states linked to events that happened there. The …
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