Tag: poetry
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Happy Holidays and New Year
Poetry seems to be the theme of 2026 so far…in January, Silly Goose Press will be publishing a steamy poem of mine, and in February Up the Staircase Quarterly will publish a poem about not giving up…or maybe it’s about giving up. Or both. I haven’t decided. I never know what my poems are about.…
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“Once, We Were Under the Sea” nominated for Pushcart Prize
“Once, We Were Under the Sea,” a prose poem inspired by hunting for shark teeth in rural central Florida, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by my publisher, Whale Road Review. Read the piece here. Or, read it here. Once, We Were Under the Sea You don’t have to dig. The teeth have eaten…
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Slipstream Press: The Gun Looks Wrong
“The Gun Looks Wrong” – a poem about a game of Duck Hunt gone, well, Slipstream, is featured in the 45th Annual issue (“Strange Days” theme) of Slipstream magazine. Founded in 1980, Slipstream features the work of both new and established writers. Charles Bukowski, Gerald Locklin, Wanda Coleman, Lyn Lifshin, David Chorlton, Jim Daniels, Ron…
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Graveside Press: If: Gathered Here Today (anthology)
My poem “If” is included in Gathered Here Today: An open casket of art and poetry, an illustrated anthology produced by Graveside Press. If you like spooky poetry, you can buy a copy (it’s absolutely bursting with unsettling gems.) An aside – lots of web traffic lately from west central Florida. Welcome! If …the cold…