poetry
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Voices, Visions, and Poetry: A Live Reading & Book Launch
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The Verse Epistle is my favorite type of poem: in fact I found my poetic voice when my mentor Andrea Hollander suggested that I write a “postcard poem” and this poem came rushing out! I’ve never been able to publish it (apart from in my own published chapbook, Shining from a Different Firmament (Finishing Line
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Backbone Press just published my new poetry chapbook The Ocean Between Us along with Faisal Mohyuddin‘s The Riddle of Longing. Faisal’s book The Displaced Children of Displaced Children just won the 2017 Sexton Prize for Poetry from Eyewear Publishing; I’m very honored and excited to be published alongside him! Many thanks to editor Crystal Simone Smith for
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Queens University of Charlotte, NC, has accepted my poem “Calle del Cristo, Old San Juan” for their ARTE LATINO NOW 2017 exhibition of Latino artists. The poem will be read at the opening reception and the exhibit will run for a month: January 17, 2017 – February 17, 2017 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Max L. Jackson Gallery,
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The Australia Times Poetry Magazine has published several of my poems, two in the October issue, “Inspiration” and “The Last Thing I’ll Lose” and has accepted two more for future publication! They just featured one poem, “Bahia Honda Beach Conch” on their facebook page with a lovely photo of a conch. I wrote this poem right
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Many thanks to the editors of The Literary Arts Review for their two-page book review of my chapbook Shining from a Different Firmament!! They are among the few journals that review poetry chapbooks! I was expecting a few paragraphs but they went far beyond that; their thoughtful, thorough review highlighted the most unique and relevant aspects
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Thanks for having me today Beatriz! Why Do I Write Poetry? Robert Graves once said, “There’s no money in poetry, but there’s no poetry in money either.” Well he’s right. Poetry is not a genre that will bring you fame and money. But of course one doesn’t write poetry for fame and money either. So
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12 Source: Miami Book Fair: Further Discussions
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