Got to see my poem “Some Roads” painted on roadside signs along the Farm/Art Tour in Sauk County. What a beautiful day to view the Wisconsin countryside. Farm Art Tour from Cherie Burbach on Vimeo. [Read More]
Poetry
Roadside Poetry
I'm so excited to announce that my poem "Some Roads Are" is one of five winners of the 2022 PassWords competition for roadside poetry. With a format inspired by old Burma Shave ads, my poem will be hand-painted on a series of signs that thousands will be able to read as they drive through 50 miles [Read More]
Deeply Human
While National Poetry Month is still going on, I wanted to share my review from the Writers Digest Self-Publised Book Awards last year for my book Poiema. "The poet has a firm command of metaphor, form, line break, and stanza, and the poems contained show a broad arc of work that spans over a [Read More]
God Loves Us, Just As We Are
It's National Poetry Month, have you heard? I thought I'd share this poem I wrote for some #mondaymotivation. It's called "His Amazing Love" and is from my book Poiema. If you're feeling frustrated with life and people and the world... remember that while all these things can let you down, [Read More]
A Personal Tipping Point
Today's #peptober post is about a "personal tipping point" in your work. Ironically I think it came when I decided to publish my very first poetry book in 2003. I'd already been writing and painting for years by then, but this was the first time I actively wanted to combine the two. I had [Read More]