Tag: Poetry
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Feature in Celeste Ramos’ “Let’s Meet”
My good friend/tia/fairy gothmother Celeste Ramos is a major influence and inspiration to me. She is a brilliant writer, thinker, live-er, and we often chat on the phone for hours at a time. She has an exquisite voice, so sonically alone, it’s a pleasurable experience. Our conversations feel like velvet folding in on itself. Or…
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Micro Essay: Responding to Alice Fulton’s Dance Script with Electric Ballerina (University of Illinois Press, 1983)
Jolting, like drinking two five-hour energies. You’re seventeen and driving through the night. Cold air feels exhilarating. Icicles form in science and wonder. This cold caffeination transforming you into a wizard. Elemental and strong. If you think too hard, you’re trite. If you think too hard, you’re marvelous. There’s room here for jewelry boxes doubling…
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My Thoughts on “Erasures Against Erasure: Four Visual Poems by Lisa Huffaker”
I’m not entirely sure how I came across these fascinating erasure poems by Lisa Huffaker. Chalk it up to lit journal surfing. I find erasure poems irresistible. Like gawking at a car crash as I drive by. What I find most interesting about this set of erasures is the coiling way the words are constructed.…
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New Publication: The Bracelet with Hanging Fish Beads
I am excited to announce that my little poem “The Bracelet with Hanging Fish Beads” found a home in The Galway Review! This poem speaks on the moment one becomes aware of their own agency. Find Online, Like, and Comment Here!
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Sunless Sea Open Mic: Poetry & Spoken Word
Every Tuesday from 7:30 pm on, I’ll be at the Unurban Coffee House (3301 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA) with organizer DeForeest Wright for the Sunless Sea Open Mic! Stop by, or tune in to our live feed. We also have a Facebook group for poets that’s growing rapidly. Join here 🙂
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