Monthly Archives: February 2020
Poetry Friday: Crater Lake
crater lakecollapsed volcanodeepest lakewith secretsfrom The Old Man of the Lake*left my secrets there ©jone rush macculloch *The Old Man of the Lake is 30-foot (9 m) tall tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Writing a Blues Poem
I’ll be heading to San Antonio, TX for the Association of Writers and Poets Conference 2020(AWP2020) the beginning of March. I’m still pinching myself that I was asked to be on a panel with Sylvia Vardell, Janet Wong, Susan Blackaby, … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Special CYBILS Announcement
Happy Valentine’s Day. Do you know what that means? The CYBILS are announcing their AWARDS today. And as a person who sat on the Poetry Award Committee this year, we had our work cut out for us. The seven finalists … Continue reading
SOL2020 6/52: Thinking About the Oscars. Am I Old?
When I look at what made the Best Picture Nominations for this year, I saw the above three before Oscar night on Sunday. Today I can add Little Women to the mix (and it is vastly different from the ones … Continue reading