Book of Kells

This month I have been dazzled and overjoyed with the love and support from so many about my book, though at times, I have felt like that hand in the life ring on the cover of my book--drowning not waving. Or maybe I'm just looking for a high-five.
I haven't been this busy since pre-pandemic and in the busyness was neglectful of sharing that I have some wonderful readings coming up!...

As you know, I have a fondness for typewriters. And while I don't own this beauty, it's an Italian designed typewriter called "Valentine" from Olivetti in 1969. What I love is that they put this in the user guide: Dear Valentine, this is to tell you...

I have spent a lot of time the past three days Zooming with Susan Rich as we prepare for our class on putting together (and publishing) a poetry manuscript--and let's just say, there is a lot to cover!
In 2016, we started writing a book, Demystifying the Manuscript, where we talk about how to put together a poetry manuscript and I believe the first thing we learned and agreed on is: There is no one way to put together a book....

I haven't done a blog post in a while.
Between the pandemic, my job as an editor at Two Sylvias Press, my next book, and just a world of distractedness, I've been missing from this world.
But I wanted to talk about risk in our work, in our poems and stories, in what we write....