What Matters
Suicide is one of the taboo topics for a number of journals and publishers, but examination of how we continue living in our fraught...
Piano Keys to Poetry
Someplace along the education spectrum, children are introduced to poetry. They love it. Then something happens. Poetry becomes the...
Write Not for Money Nor Fame
As we navigate those debris-laden floodwaters, in an effort to reach the shores of publishing our words, consider the wisdom of Samuel...
A Poem Exists Not to Tell But to Be
Teaching for a number years, I recall student complaints about the “difficulty” of poetry. “I don’t get it. What’s this supposed to be...
Entering a Poem
This is not a “how to” manual but an uncomplicated, oft-overlooked observation. I recall teaching students who were frustrated that they...
Sometimes There is Just One Line: Save that Journal!
Writing every day is probably one of the best practices you can develop as a writer. Even if everything you wrote on one specific day...
