Note: This essay was originally intended to run in the January issue of the Haiku Society of America newsletter. However, it got preempted by an obituary for an HSA member. Given that this piece won’t be timely in February, I figured I might as well share it here, so it doesn’t just linger on myContinue reading “12 Haiku Resolutions for the New Year”
Category Archives: readings
Join Us on a Virtual Poetry Road Trip!
Even with pandemic restrictions loosening, I’m still inclined to take precautions regarding large events. Most of the poets I know are still hosting readings online, and I’m not about to be the first one to push the status quo. But now that the spring semester is over, I’m getting that usual burst of creative energy,Continue reading “Join Us on a Virtual Poetry Road Trip!”
The Best of It: The Poetry of Donuts Edition
Postcards from the August Poetry Postcards Festival have already started to arrive! They bring me such joy. The blueberry donuts from Wheatsville. Getting to participate in the Wednesday Night Poetry virtual open mic. My grading queue is clear (for now). Natalie Goldberg hopped into our workshop practice period today. Wonderful to get to be inContinue reading “The Best of It: The Poetry of Donuts Edition”
A Year in Readings
At last year’s Poetry at Round Top festival, which was also the weekend of my 30th birthday, I gave myself a challenge: to do at least one reading a month before I turned 31. I was going to read in public at least once a month, either at an open mic or as a feature.Continue reading “A Year in Readings”
January Retrospective
2015 started off with some great opportunities for writing, reading, and sharing work. First, I again had the honor of being a featured poet at the monthly Austin Writers Roulette show. The January theme was “Redemption,” and host Teresa Roberson once again rocked a thematic outfit. I performed three short, silly poems about feeling guiltyContinue reading “January Retrospective”