The End
A poem in reaction to the failure of various banks this week, and the fear of more excitement to come.
Bowdlerized
This essay discusses different ways authors are pressured into changing their words.
A Literary Citizen
This blogpost talks about the many aspects of literary citizenship, or ways to support writers near you.
The Very Model (Parody)
A parody on the song by Gilbert & Sullivan " Modern Major General," discussing aspects of literary citizenship.
My Part
This poem is about not wanting to be bothered to take care of the things we love.
Suggested
This extra-long sonnet "tracks" the various ways in which AI, or artificial intelligence, now invades our online lives.
Hermit
This poem is about stifled ambition and points out that no matter how hard we try to be modest, we always fail.
Motherhood and Books
An essay about motherhood and the books we read along the way.
River City
An homage to the St John's river in Florida and our pitiful attempts to control it.
Bones of Christmas
A poem for all those we miss,and those we have trouble being with during the holidays.
A Beastly Quorum
This poem describes a meeting between beasts to decide whether certain human beings should be allowed in their neighborhood.
Evening Wash
A poem about spending an evening washing all the ills of the world off of you, and discovering what's left.
Rumpelstiltskin
A poem invoking the fairy tale character of Rumpelstiltskin to describe the modern Christmas season and analyze what, if anything, has been lost.
Who Owns My Vote?
This Election Day 2022 poem attempts to determine ownership of a very valuable commodity: a person's vote.
Haint Blue
This poem mixes the images of a mysteriously opening door and a found baby shoe to produce a Halloween romance.
The Swindler
A would-be sea shanty set in seafaring times, about a timeless pursuit--that of a swindler--and the swindler's inevitable come-uppance.
Unpalatable
This poem sets forth the dismay of a poet who writes in rhyme, in an age when few appreciate it.
Teacher’s Pet
This poem describes the storm created by the confluence of two personalities at cross purposes
Historic
This poem recounts sights and sounds on an early morning walk through an historic neighborhood on the St John's River in Jacksonville, Florida.
Free Speech
This schizophrenic poem urges writers to be bold, praises free speech, calls on us to be more circumspect in what we say, and demands we drown out …