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One of my (many) passion projects is serving on the board of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review. It’s been an honor to help keep an independent print journal going during increasingly challenging times. Borderlands is currently going through a leadership transition. This fall, the board realized that we needed to split our volunteer Administrative Director positionContinue reading “Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review is Expanding Our Leadership Team”

Homemade poutine Homemade horseshoes The Democratic victories in Georgia Being 50% done with my semester prep 10 days before school starts Ordering fabric for my next quilt project

Homemade fried cheese curds Snow on the prairie Having plenty of food so we can avoid driving while the roads are a mess Having a generator in case the power goes out Turning leftovers into tasty breakfast burritos

It’s time for another poetry contest! I can’t wait to see what y’all send me this month. There are two prize options: 1) A $25 gift certificate to the independent bookstore of your choice, or 2) A $25 donation to the literacy nonprofit or public library of your choice. Please see the Monthly Contest PageContinue reading “January Poetry Contest”

When Astrid gets the chance to play with other dogs. Finishing my first knitted scarf. Designing my next quilt. No stress about what to do for New Year’s, since we can’t go out or have parties! Getting to stay logged out of my work email for a few more days.

After teaching the second half of the spring 2020 semester entirely online, I thought that I’d teach the summer remotely and return to the classroom in the fall of 2020. At the start of the fall semester, I was still teaching remotely, but figured I’d be returning to the classroom in the spring. Now I’mContinue reading “More Notes on Teaching in a Pandemic”

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You“ Wham!’s “Last Christmas” (I know, I am the only person who loves this song.) Any and all versions of “Silent Night” (I linked to one of John Fahey’s versions) Vince Guaraldi’s “Christmas is Coming“ The Mountain Goats’ rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Don’tContinue reading “The Best of It: Christmas Day Edition”

Having time for blogging! Bernadette Mayer’s Midwinter Day Bernadette Mayer’s list of journal ideas Homemade applesauce Sitting around in pajamas until the afternoon

I received a number of delightful holidays poems this month. In a year where I’ve felt out of touch with the holiday spirit (I didn’t even put up the tree), it was lovely to open my inbox and find poems from both good friends and distant acquaintances. This month’s winning poem is “Christmas Cento” byContinue reading “December Contest Winner”