My poem, “Solstice through Aperture,” wins statewide poetry contest

(scroll down to watch/read) I am struggling with this blog post. I’ve been wanting to make an important announcement for more than a month now, but I wasn’t sure how to go about it. How do you announce you won an award without coming across as bragging? It’s kind of impossible. The truth is I […]

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Plum Tree Tavern literary mag shares some of their favorites

You can imagine my delight when Plumtree tavern literary magazine sent me an email to tell me that they included my poem as one of the selected favorites from the past year. And lo and behold, mine was listed first! I wrote this poem during a walk on one of the coldest, driest days of […]

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Tidal Echoes virtually launches a new collection of literature & art

This year Tidal Echoes, founded by University of Alaska Southeast, virtually launched their annual showcase of literature and the art. For their first Author Poetry Reading, the magazine asked me to read my poem, “Letter to the Universe,” a poem for girls everywhere. Diane DeSloover also reads her poem about the first time she watched […]

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“Little tornadoes” & “Leftovers”: two Thanksgiving poems

Little Tornadoes Inside lives a cyclone  that can throw him to the floor.  A punch to the arm  he craves, a battle in his ears to slay the storm within.  Give him a cinnamon stick, ginger beer,  whiskey cranberry sauce, a lemon — anything  to burn the fireworks  in his mouth. I don’t know where […]

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