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]
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Art Gets You Through
Some days, art and creativity are the only thing getting me through. Feeling this quote today:"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."― Pablo Picasso [Read More]
The Word Busy and Making Time
I was talking with a friend recently about people. Her people. Mine. And the word "busy." She hates it, and so do I.And I say that as someone that LOVES being busy and is pretty much always busy and has a calendar I write in and schedule time with people in and can't live without. Sometimes I will [Read More]
A Family Story Turned Into a Kid’s Book
Last week was Children's Book Week, which is the perfect time to tell you that I just finished a kid's book which will be released soon.It's based on a (true) family story! Years ago my grandmother (who prided herself on keeping a clean house) woke up to mouse turds on her pillow, which meant that [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 decade [Read More]
