Po-Po-Poetry Month – Abria Smith
April is the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, a celebration of poets and poetry, started by the Academy of […]
Writing – ideas & samples
Launching my first children’s picture book
Announcing launch event for my first published children's book, Stacey Became a Frog One Day,
You don’t have to post it just cause you wrote ...
You don’t have to post it just cause you wrote it. Everything you think, you don’t have to say. I […]
Po-Po-Poetry – David Bickham – National Poetry Month
I met David Bickham about 18 years ago when he was living in Boston. He promised me that he would […]
Po-Po-Poetry: Toi Derricotte – Cave Canem – National Poetry ...
This selection for National Poetry Month features Toi Derricotte and accomplished poet and champion of Black poets. She is co-founder of Cave […]
Po-Po-Poetry Month – Antonia George
I am way behind on posting another poem. My computer went down and I’ve been pretty busy. Now that these […]
Po-po-poetry – National Poetry Month
Each April, I post poems in honor of National Poetry Month.” This year, I decided to go into my archives […]
Grandchildren Underfoot and a Pig in the Cellar – writing ...
I had an essay published in the Boston Globe Sunday edition last week. The print title is “Two is company, […]
Can I poet with you – Ntozake Shange
I had originally hoped to post a poem a day during Poetry Month (April) which has officially ended although there’s […]
Can I Poet with You? – Lucille Clifton
It is downright unfair to pick a couple of poems from a prolific poet to represent them. In each of […]
Can I Poet with You – June Jordan
Eloquent and fiery, activist June Jordan remains one of my favorite poets although her output stopped when she passed in […]
Write on the Dot – Vol. III featuring me
A short story of mine has just been published in Write on the Dot: Volume III. It is available for […]
Stepping Out of my Comfort Zone
On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday I stepped outside of my comfort zone with great results. Just thought I’d share. I’ll […]
Hitting the Send Button
IAfter agonizing and revising and hesitating and second-guessing you finally do it, you hit the send button and it’s gone […]
Bing! Bing! Bing! Bing!
I sure wish I could write like that I often think when I feel down on my writing or have read a […]
I am one of them – guest post by Jim
My dear friend, Jim, of the poetry blog, A Wrinkled Man – Un Hombre Arrugado (poetry, notebook and occasional photography), posted […]
Smories (Help a Sister Out)
Dear Reader, I need your support. Two children’s stories I have written were selected for the launch of a new site: […]
Mr. Poetry Man
He’s “the poetry man, you make things alright.” sings Phoebe Snow in her song from 1989, One of my favorite […]