Tag Archives: poetry writing

Biting Off More Than I Can Chew?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Never! But this month is a pretty tough slog. There are things going on that occupy a lot of my attention and there are two activities that I decided to add to this month which makes for a busy time. … Continue reading →

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New 30/30 Set

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

Well, I’m back at it. I’ve done 4 poems for the Tupelo Press 30/30 and they are up, at least for the time being and before I start really revising them here. Over the next few days, I’ll post my … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Poet

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

Does anyone ever feel like you’re writing and you’re in a groove and you’re doing so awesome that you’re creating something like or but you’re really coming up with this?

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New Poem Up at By&ByPoetry

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

This morning a new poem of mine, Mikoshi Dako, went live at By&By Poetry. You can find the poem here. Unlike a lot of poems, I can actually link the source inspiration of the poem. I will warn you this story … Continue reading →

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Rejected Poems: Writing Brings Strange Things to Mind

Posted on May 24, 2016 by

So here are two poems I wrote that mention tai chi chuan. The longer one was in the manuscript for Ohana, my book I’m working on now. But I’ve removed it because it doesn’t quite fit. Maybe something else down … Continue reading →

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What Gets Noticed

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

So I got a poem accepted today by the Eunoia Review today and it will come out in late June 2016. It’s like the ninth or tenth “fatherhood” poem, but the sixth “Sam” poem accepted. I’ve mentioned before that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Sonnet/Haiku Poetry Month: Campaign Season

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

This month, I’ve been working on “sonnet haibuns,” replace the prose with a sonnet. It’s an experiment I’ve been thinking/working on for a while. I know it’s not tradition and maybe even a little bit treif, but whatever. I’ve written … Continue reading →

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