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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
Thoughts on Writing Challenges
Now that I’m officially over, I can go into “Edit” mode. My brain has been screaming for this constantly over the last week. There’s a part of me that enjoys creation, but I really like editing my work. That’s where … Continue reading
Supporting Small Presses
Small presses mean a lot to me. They represent my best hope getting a book or two out there someday. And there are a lot of them out there. Like literary magazines, this poses a challenge for people like me. … Continue reading
30/30 Project Working Draft 5: Fireflies
The revised version of the below is up. Please take a look. This poem is about Maya and Becky in my in-law’s backyard. They live outside of Syracuse, NY, and have a large backyard. Maya was having toasted marshmallows by … Continue reading
Writing Process and the 30/30 Project
I’m now in day 4 of the Tupelo Press 30/30 Project and I’ve just sent in my poem. Over the past few days, I’ve put the rough draft on this blog and the first revision to the Project, and I … Continue reading
30/30 Project Working Draft 3: Five Years
I wrote day 3’s poem about my fifth wedding anniversary. It’s been a busy five years. We got married, had two receptions (one near where we and my in-laws live and one where my family lives), celebrated our 1st anniversary/babymoon … Continue reading
30/30 Project Working Draft 1: In a Child’s Mind
On this first day, I posted the first completed draft, which is to say, the handwritten draft in my notebook that I felt I had come to a stopping point. Every day, I’ll post one working draft before I begin a … Continue reading
Gearing Up for the Tupelo Press 30/30 Project, August 2014
So we’ve made contact! The rest of my co-poetry marathoners have been introduced, and I’m pretty excited about the group and getting started. As I mentioned in the last poetry challenge post, I’m not using anything from last month into … Continue reading
Winding Down on the Ridgeline Literary Alliance Poetry Month
Well, there is just two more days until the end of July, and I’m winding down the Ridgeline poetry month challenge. While I start the Tupelo Press 30/30 Project on Friday, in no way have I stopped working on the … Continue reading
Please Sponsor Me In Tupelo Press’s 30/30 Project
For those of you not familiar with Tupelo Press’s 30/30 Project, you can find some information on their website. I decided a couple of months ago that I wanted to challenge myself on the poetry front by doing something I … Continue reading
Maya's and Sam's Dad 