Just found out my This I Believe essay is still second out of now 31,000 entries! That's after a year and a half on the system. THANK YOU to everyone who has read this essay and made it so popular. The essay has been read by over 36,000 people. Amazing! Note: All the posts about [Read More]
Father’s Eyes Featured in Midwest Review of Books
Thanks to the Midwest Review of Books for featuring Father's Eyes as a reviewer's choice in their Wisconsin Bookwatch section. "Wisconsin poet Cherie Burbach uses verse to chronicle her evolution as a Christian woman who, as a girl, grew up the daughter of an alcoholic father, who had to struggle [Read More]
Review of Father’s Eyes
A shout out to Julie Jordan Scott for reviewing my latest book of poetry, Father's Eyes: The first thing I thought when I picked up Cherie Burbach’s collection of poetry “Father’s Eyes” was… “Wow, we have a lot in common.” We were both raised in homes with a father who was an alcoholic. Her [Read More]
Cherie’s Interview With Faith, Hope, and Fiction
There's some people that you just instantly get a good feeling from. That's how it was with Tricia Crisafulli, creator of the online mag Faith, Hope, and Fiction. I mean, take a look at this picture... doesn't she look like a fun, upbeat person? I had the good fortune of being interviewed by [Read More]
Being Grateful for Everything… Even the Bad Things
If you had the chance to delete the most painful memories from your mind.... would you? If you could easily take a pill and have it selectively delete any evidence of negativity and harm from your mind, leaving only positive, happy memories... would you be the first in line? [Read More]
Interview with the Gotta Write Network
Just finished an interview with Denise from the Gotta Write Network. She asked me some great questions, and covered a variety of topics from poetry to online dating. Here's a sampling of questions from our interview: In "Father's Eyes," is it the eyes of Jesus or a mortal father you're focusing [Read More]
Cherie Burbach’s “This I Believe” Essay 2nd Most Popular
I've just been told that my essay on the "This I Believe" website is the second most popular among webviewers. That's 2nd out of NPR's entire database of 20,000 entries! It has been viewed more than 5,870 times in the last month alone. [Read More]
