Moments as quick as shoulder shrugs. The hurt, something longer—like a hug. The bad, the awful, cuts deep, but my gosh does it make for amazing inspiration. In my memoirContinue readingPain-Full
Life on Repeat
Repetition isn’t just a term in poetry—it is something we cling to for a modicum of balance. In writing, it is the idea of repeating for emphasis and for memory.Continue readingLife on Repeat
A Pause, A Poem
With Maid of Honor duties and a graduation only about three or so weeks away, I’ve been busy. While this is no real excuse for anything, I thought I’d atContinue readingA Pause, A Poem
Trust Issues, a poem
The poem below started as a paragraph, then as an experiment in spoken word. But that’s the usual: the poetry morphs with the emotion as you’re writing it. I startedContinue readingTrust Issues, a poem
The Main Event
I was thinking about Facebook Events, events in general really, and considered the excuses we give for not attending, the excuses we make for saying we’ll go and then notContinue readingThe Main Event
Happy Birthday in Lieu
As per my M.O., I have put out the call to writers, both friend and strange(r) to contribute work as part of a series of on-the-spot poems/photos/art related to poetry,Continue readingHappy Birthday in Lieu
April Fool, or How to Draw a Proper Hyphen
I am indeed excited that today kicks off National Poetry Month—come on, I finally have an excuse to thoroughly exercise my on-the-spot muscles. In honor of this splendid occasion, I planContinue readingApril Fool, or How to Draw a Proper Hyphen