by McKenzie | Mar 26, 2019 | Poem of the Day Series
HARD SEASON Already the spring lilacs are failing, in pieces and chunks, the way rust ruins metal everywhere. It doesn’t take much of that before she begins not to care. Which makes her want to rip the flawed flowers maliciously from the bushes, seeing how wind...
by McKenzie | Mar 25, 2019 | Poem of the Day Series
HOW I GO TO THE WOODS Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a singlefriend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable.I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way...
by McKenzie | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene
Happy Sunday, reading and writing friends! I’m here to very happily announce my Poem of the Day series, discontinued more than a year ago, will be re-launched, alongside two additional series: my Favorite Fiction Friday Series and the Saturday Spotlight. Poets,...
by McKenzie | Mar 21, 2019 | 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 | Feb 19, 2019 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
Hi all, and Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. It’s been a little quiet around here while I work my way through some new projects, but I wanted to take a moment to share one of the successes: My interview with Shaindel Beers, author of the lovely...
