poem Archives — McKenzie Lynn Tozan

Poem of the Day: Frank Stanford

Happy Tuesday, friends! Here is today’s Poem of the Day: “The Light the Dead See” by Frank Stanford. Enjoy!

Poem of the Day: Brigit Pegeen Kelly

Happy Tuesday, friends! After a bit of a break, here’s the new Poem of the Day: Brigit Pegeen Kelly’s “Doing Laundry on Sunday.” Enjoy!

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New Poem: A Seagull Makes A Lone Call, Off-Course (after Sylvia Plath)

Happy Friday, friends! Here’s a new poem of mine, based on Sylvia Plath’s “Little Fugue.” Enjoy!

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New Poem Tonight: “To the Dark Who Follows Me After My Second Child is Born”

A new poem tonight, “To the Dark Who Follows Me After My Second Child is Born”

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“Exit Strategies” featured in great weather for MEDIA’s latest anthology!

I’m pleased to share my poem, “Exit Strategies,” was featured in this year’s anthology from great weather for MEDIA!

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New Poem Tonight: “Nightlight, a celebration”

Here’s my latest poem draft—“Nightlight, a celebration.” Enjoy, and thanks for the read!

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New Poem Tonight: “Light in the Field”

Here’s a new poem-in-progress, “Light in the Field.” Enjoy!

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New Poem Tonight: “An Accord”

Another hiatus, but here is a short poem I wrote today, based on a lovely poet’s musings and sheer volume of bees I’ve seen this summer in my front yard. Enjoy!

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My Poem, “Bad Omens,” Was a Winner in the Vocal Poets’ 2019 Contest!

My poem, “Bad Omens,” was one of four winners of Vocal Poets’ 2019 Poetry-in-Motion Poetry Contest! Read on for the winners and a very cool visual representation of my poem!