by McKenzie | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog, Poem of the Day Series, Reading
Hi friends! Happy Monday night. I know the world is strange and unpredictable right now, and I know we’re all going through a lot. But I hope you’re doing okay, wherever you are, and you are still finding some joy in your days. Me, I’ve been focusing...
by McKenzie | Oct 27, 2019 | Reading
Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you’re having a relaxing weekend. Today, we’re going trick-or-treating in a neighborhood nearby with friends, and we’re also planning to go to Chicago’s Botanical Gardens to see their annual 1000 glowing...
by McKenzie | Oct 26, 2019 | Reading
Apple cider, fall leaves & crisp air, jack-o-lanterns a’glow—These are a few of my favorite, spookiest things… Happy Saturday, friends! If you’ve been here for a while, you know how much I love Halloween. And I also love countdowns....
by McKenzie | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog, Craft (Writing Tips), Reading
Happy Tuesday night, all! I hope you had a wonderful weekend—and a relaxing Labor Day. My Labor Day weekend revolved (mostly) around lovely “guilty pleasures,” ranging from binge-watching Season 3 of The Good Place, starting my latest re-read of...
by McKenzie | Mar 21, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene, Reading
The last few times we’ve lost a poet, I’ve had the privilege of knowing them, or at least loving their work. Today, with the loss of Linda Gregg, I walked into the unfamiliar place of not knowing a poet by name, or not being able to associate them with at...
by McKenzie | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene, Reading
It came to my attention last night via social media that Marni Ludwig, poet of New Issues Poetry & Prose and Poetry Society of America, has passed away. She leaves behind her chapbook, Little Box of Cotton and Lightning, her full-length collection, Pinwheel, and...
