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New Poems Published in “Melusine”!

books poetry lit, this & that February 8, 2016 Leave a comment

Very excited and honored this morning to say that I have two poems included in the winter issue of Melusine, a journal for women in the 21st century (but not just for women, and not just including women). Huge respect and thanks to editor Janelle Elyse Kihlstrom, and I’m especially pleased because I love the work of two other poets in this issue – Mary Cresswell and Simon Perchik (I’ll  link Mary’s poem below along with mine).

Dear Peter

I came home tired from China.
You were a sudden warmth on a violet doorstep –

Present and tender, with a smudge of laughter.
Closer than calluses, you sway me and
I fall.

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Check out Mary’s “Spy Story” poem here.

R. City – Make Up (Lyric Video) ft. Chloe Angelides

creativity, this & that February 1, 2016 Leave a comment

Dance, baby. Dance.

Poem: Figure and Ground

books poetry lit, this & that January 28, 2016 Leave a comment
I try to understand the small outside I let in that year:
artichoke, orchid, what was beautifully composed. I admired
every sentence he spoke and the valleys of grape
Lauren Camp, Heron Tree

Wiz Khalifa Puts His Own Spin on Adele’s “Hello”

this & that January 28, 2016 1 Comment

Pure, raw talent

Poem: ‘Father’ by Jessica Piazza

books poetry lit, this & that January 19, 2016 Leave a comment

Befall

A door is alarming, left open. A leaving;
belief that the exited party will memorize
reasons to find you again. And then. When
it happens, what Saturdays. What planned
activities. What woman that rends your
days. What ways you insist that your hair
can be combed and your failings cannot
be recorded.

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Tumbledown Trailer feat. Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall

film & television, this & that January 11, 2016 Leave a comment

I love everything about this.

The Truths Only Starlings Will Speak

books poetry lit, this & that January 11, 2016 1 Comment

Wings rutting through dust like glittering, 
            hardened sky, I’m fool enough to believe 
                          this bird’s dying, not sunning—body unfurling

like a gasoline stain, acrid iridescence rushing 
            asphalt that could fry an egg to savory silk.

I drop to my knees as he arches and lashes, 
            scapulars open as mantle feathers curl and lilt. 
                        He’s a Japanese fan, throat tucked flush, tail

an untamed fractal spent as the heat striating 
             him.

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Sara Henning, Thrush

Caffeinated Book Review: ‘The Rosie Project’, A Romantic Comedy

books poetry lit, this & that January 2, 2016 Leave a comment

rosieprojectThe Rosie Project

Such an unexpected delight, Graeme Simsion’s novel is a fast-paced, surprising read as unconventional as its narrator, the OCD, brilliant genetics professor Don Tillman. Keep pace with him as he hilariously – with vulnerability and flashes of self-awareness and humor – attempts to find the perfect wife, while also solving a mystery for the unconventional Rosie who keeps popping up in his life. The straightforward narrative and dialogue will draw in non-chic-lit readers while romance fans will be charmed by the ebb and flow of a romance told from a male perspective. So fun and cleverly written, I hugely enjoyed the side discourses on genetics, psychology, and cocktail mixing – a novel with a brain. This is being adapted into a film (Jennifer Lawrence was originally attached to play Rosie but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts) which I’m very excited to see it when it’s ultimately released.

‘This Love Came Back to Me’ – Doctor and Clara

film & television, this & that January 1, 2016 Leave a comment

Glen Hansard ‘Didn’t He Ramble’ Out September 18th

this & that August 23, 2015 Leave a comment

If you don’t yet know and love Glen Hansard (formerly of The Swell Season, formerly of the Academy Award-winning film Once), you don’t know what’s up. Gorgeous look at his next album releasing September 18th.

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