Mercury retrograde’s got me itching to get rid of all these papers everywhere. A woman’s work is never done. I’ve been writing for a long time with drafts piling up over more than 30 years now. It’s too much. I mostly write by hand. By that I mean that I Read more…
Thrilled to get my hands on the latest copy of Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora. There are five of my recent poems in issue 45.1 along with fantastic work by some of my favorites, Cynthia Manick and Douglas Kearney as well as voices that are new to me. Thank you Read more…
Our writing & meditation class at The Poetry Project, meditation in an emergency, continues apace. We made lots of little books last week. Above is an image from one of my own. I’m so grateful to get to offer what I love with/for others who share my interests. Writing and Read more…
From October through December, I’ll be leading a writing workshop at the Poetry Project. Let’s write together! I will be facilitating a writing workshop in which participants will delve into physical experience: writing through the senses — to create an embodied poetics and journey along a path toward a new Read more…
Tangled Spaces: Poets Writing Motherhood Meena Alexander, Kimiko Hahn, Nicole Cooley, Lee Ann Brown, Tina Chang, Marcella Durand, Betsy Fagin, Idra Novey, Tracy K. Smith, Leah Souffrant, Karen Weiser, Rachel Zucker, Cate Marvin, Erica Hunt How do we theorize a poetics of motherhood? Attentive to divergent experiences of motherhood and Read more…
there are new poems out in the world. I just received my copy of eleven elven #11 & any minute there should be an upstairs at duroc manifesting. links if/when they appear online.
Poverty Rush is now available from 3 Sad Tigers Press. Cover art by KB Jones. Contact Mariana Ruiz for details.