Been writing a lot this first part of the week and this soundtrack from Kwame Dawes has been in my head most of that time thanks to my writer-friend Yao: MEMOS TO POETS a 'twitter' journey #1 Banned: The metaphorical heart. ”Heartburn” is allowed, however. ”Heartache” too, only if a coronary is involved. #2 The [...]
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Monthly Meter: July
fellowship/publication submissions: 0 Momentum is a terrible thing to waste. fellowship/publication acceptances: 0 "Sometimes this happens. It means nothing. So pull the shadows around you like a puff and get back to work. More opportunities scramble forth, trailing their long elegant heels of hot air with alice blue eyes, crinkled as if at the most [...]
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Monthly Meter: June
fellowship/publication submissions: 4 fellowship/publication acceptances: 1 fellowship/publication rejections: 3 (2 said "We are interested in seeing more of your work" which validates me in ways I shouldn't need nor admit.) books: Native Guard by Natasha Tretheway (our new poet laureate) Secret Shame: Acne scars on my cheeks. Yes, I am that vain. Mantra of the Moment: [...]
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Monthly Meter: May 2012
fellowship/publication submissions: 7 fellowship/publication acceptances: 0 fellowship/publication rejections: 1 books: 0 Secret Shame: See "books" above. Mantra of the Moment: Action reveals priorities. --Mahatma Ghandi
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Yeah, I Said It
For real: I did. And some folks thought it was worth printing. I hope you think it's worth reading; check it out here: ITCH, a literary magazine out of South Africa, published two poems in its ≠ issue. "Algebra" and "How Today Will Look When It's History 14 September 1977" are from my manuscript Marrow [...]
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Monthly Meter: April 2012
fellowship/publication submissions: 3 fellowship/publication acceptances: 0 fellowship/publication rejections: 3ish (semi-finalist for 1) books: 0 Secret Shame: Puberty's angst and awkwardness refuses to leave me alone. Pretend not to notice--that's what I do. And trail mix with white chocolate chips. Mantra of the Moment: Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient [...]
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Monthly Meter: March 2012
fellowship/publication submissions: 4 fellowship/publication acceptances:0 fellowship/publication rejections: 1 books: me and Nina Monica A. Hand Secret Shame: I really might, well probably would, for a Klondike bar. Ice cream is definitely one of my weaknesses. Mantra of the Moment: "Even those who appear fearless are afraid and just live fully anyway." (Antoinette Brim in an [...]
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Monthly Meter: January 2012
It's ba-yack! The Monthly Meter returns this year. It might be better named my accountability log; my Dar-get-on-the-stick statistics. Because that's really what all these numbers and records are about. Follow me on the journey. Or walk beside me. Well, run with me--I'm picking up the pace! Come back every month to see how goes [...]
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You’re gonna have to stop all this running and exercising…and start eating some meat.
Daddy, I love you, but dude, Kojak? Turned up to deaf? Ahh those were the days. Unemployed and back with the folks after 18 years, I was not the happiest camper at camp. So I chased a few highs (and a few job leads). First Oreos, then some retail therapy, and then something I’d discovered [...]
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Conversations that happen in my head v.1
"I think inspiration is given too much credit. It can only do so much—never any of the heavy lifting that’s required when crafting a poem. Inspiration is a lazy architect who gives you a blueprint with only the front door drawn, then snoozes on a hammock while you build the entire house." (David Hernandez) Aww [...]
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