Wow. If I had to choose one word to describe Notes from the Bonfire, it would be "raw." Author Matt Nagin did an excellent job of putting the pandemic into poetry. (real quick--here's a link to my vlog) These poems, while not all of the poems are explicitly linked to the pandemic, the vast majority [...]
When I was younger, I used to go to the rec center and throw myself in the big pool for the tedious swim test. That initial dive was cathartic, I felt free, I felt like a mermaid, it was beautiful. This catharsis was second only to how I often spent the rest of the afternoon: [...]
SURPRISE! I'M BACK!Well... for one more week, when Isabelle Kenyon emailed me about Grae J. Wall's new book The Sound of Revolution, I just had to say yes! So Merry (very early) Christmas and a reverse-birthday gift from me to you, here's a bonus blog and vlog! I've said before that I think I'm starting [...]
A Little Bit of Happiness 