Aug.
26
2015
My poem, “The Nine of Cups,” is included in Arcana: The Tarot Poetry Anthology just released by Minor Arcana Press. It is a ‘true’ poem about my psychic Grandmother, Esther. This nine is the ‘wish card,’ and was her favorite. The release party for Arcana was at Hugo House. I read both Palms and Tarot and my poem with amazing poet/psychics including editor Marjorie Jensen.
Jul.
26
2015
Snapdragon: A Journal of Art and Healing Two of my poems appear in the Summer 2015 issue of Snapdragon: “Hospice Road” and “Requiem for Lillie.” The theme is ‘Bones and Stones.’ The Hospice one is about the tradition of carrying a stone when a person is passing and a while after as a token of remembrance and the weight of life. The Lillie poem is about a spine and the reminiscence of the backbone of a dead horse found in a field. Access to the journal is by subscription only ($5). After subscribing, the editor sends a link to your email. I enjoyed all the poetry and non-fiction pieces. Very thoughtful.
Jul.
26
2015
“Ouija After Midnight,” my poems about girls at a sleepover playing with this psychic tool, made it into the “Night Terrors” issue of Perfume River Poetry Review 2015. Editor Vuong Quoc Vu gathered a wonderful group of poems mysterious and insightful.
Jan.
26
2015
My poem, “The Stone Masons,” won the Baltimore Review’s Winter 2015 contest! I wrote the poem after visiting Reardan, the small town in Eastern Washington where my grandfather and great uncle grew up — and built a small, stone church. My quiet, strong grandfather has long been something of a mystery to me, more so since he suffered from severe dementia at the end of his life. This poem is a tribute to him as well as Uncle Ted was one of the finest men I have every known. You can both read and hear the poem at http://baltimorereview.org
Jan.
26
2015
My poem, “The Stone Masons,” won the Baltimore Review’s winter contest and appeared on their website. I just received the journal’s print anthology in which my poem also appears. I respect both online and paper publications. Online versions reach a wider audience but print seems more permanent and allows note-taking and dog-ears. So pleased to have my poem appear both ways. It is about my great-uncle and grandfather building a church in a small town although both of them were atheists.
Nov.
23
2014
My poem, “The New CPR,” was posted on the Ascent website November 23, 2014. Go towww.readthebestwriting.com to read it! This journal is very cool because you can subscribe to it free via email. Each month 2 or 3 poems and a fiction or creative non-fiction piece is sent to you along with the author’s bio. I had tried to break into this journal with several submissions before they accepted this piece.
Oct.
19
2014
Hunger Mountain published my poem, “Hermit Crab Changes Her Shell,” online in their Fall 2014 “Firsts” issue. Go to http://hungermtn.org/ to read it.
Oct.
11
2014
Two of my poems, “The Left Shoe,” and “Metastasis,” appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of Blood and Thunder: Musings on the Art of Medicine from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. This is a beautifully designed and edited journal. This is the 14th edition of this annual publication. Both of these poems are about courageous patients that I had the privilege to serve.