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Tag Archives: Tupelo Press 30/30 Project
Biting Off More Than I Can Chew?
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
New 30/30 Set
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
For National Poetry Month, I’m Doing the Tupelo Press 30/30 Challenge Again!
Dear Friends, In celebration of National Poetry Month 2019, I’m going the Tupelo Press 30/30 challenge once again. I had a blast last time, which lead to some of the material in my chapbooks, The Minstrel of Belmont and Leading … Continue reading
From Minstrel: “After The Disaster”
Living in our last apartment, we lived in the suburbs, but we were still definitely within the city. We didn’t have a lot of untended green spaces around, and parks were small. Yards were small. Your neighbors lived right next … Continue reading
From The Minstrel of Belmont: Futomaki
I love cooking. I spend a good portion of my weekends thinking about it and doing it. Sure, with two small kids I often do a few favorite dishes that will get them to eat their veggies. But from time … Continue reading
from The Minstrel of Belmont: Grace
I’ve written a few poems about my grandmother. She was a dynamic personality while I grew up, even though half of that time we were separated by half the Pacific. Her early life was a hard one, filled with tragedy … Continue reading
From “The Minstrel of Belmont”: “Immigrant Pictures”
“Immigrant Pictures” is actually the second or third version of this idea. We’ll see another example of this in the Hanami section later. In my writing process, I often let ideas come back to me. I’ll write an S-draft and … Continue reading
From The Minstrel of Belmont: Knock Out
“Knock Out” was one of my Japan poems. I had written a pretty good number of these from 1997 until 2003 or so and then stopped. When I wrote this one in 2014, during my Tupelo Press 30/30 project stint, … Continue reading
The Minstrel of Belmont: Poetry Challenges
Just a quick reminder that The Minstrel of Belmont is on pre-sale now at Finishing Line Press through May 15. This is a series of blog posts discussing the various poems within the chapbook. Today’s post is about challenge poems, which … Continue reading
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Edit Mode
First off, over the next few days, I’m going to be editing my blog. The 30/30 page now belongs to September and we August people have moved to our new home. That will be one edit. I will be taking … Continue reading
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