New Poem Tonight: “Light in the Field”

LIGHT IN THE FIELDYou can see our mutual cornflower locksacross the field. When she ran before I could braid it, I look to you as you watch our daughter’s hair fly high, & I’m relieved you can see it: her hair turning wide like a sail against the great...

“Daughter Wild” featured in Young Ravens Literary Review!

Hi all! I’m happy to announce my poem, “Daughter Wild,” was featured in Issue 10 of Young Ravens Literary Review, which is live as of today! You can read the issue here, and you’ll find my poem on page 22! I also want to give a nod to Wolverine...

New Poem Tonight: “An Accord”

AN ACCORD In the early light, their see-through dress wings show against my shirt, their bodies muted yellow, & I do not mind if they might harm me.The mutual understanding here is simple: let me live. The smallnon-exchange of a sting for the smack of a hand. The...

Getting Back to the Poems!

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! I want to apologize first, before jumping back into anything, for the break in posts. I really love National Poetry Month and am incredibly disappointed that I don’t get to post every day this month to celebrate. This past week, I...

New Poem, New Project!

Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Last night, around 3:30 in the morning, I woke up and laid in bed, thinking about a poetry chapbook I started months ago and hoped to finish soon for those looming contest deadlines. While thinking about what I...