by McKenzie | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, My Poems
propped on a pillow on our oversized coffee table, all of our ice packs lost in the move, & I try to talk to you about my impending job loss, another poem rejected by a favorite magazine,...
by McKenzie | Oct 10, 2015 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
Do you ever find yourself in a reading slump? Or too unreasonably busy to even consider finding a way to fit reading in? And when you finally do have the time and energy, do you find yourself searching for that writing style that just throws you back in, every...
by McKenzie | Oct 7, 2015 | Blog, My Poems
I think of you, fellow teacher, and I fear what lies on the other side of the door, the window, the rain. What power lies in waiting, what anger, what brown paper bag concealing fire. I lean back in my desk chair and make myself a little smaller, blend into the...
by McKenzie | Oct 1, 2015 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Hi all! Just in case you haven’t heard elsewhere, my poem, “Memory Stone,” (which is arguably my best poem about the grieving process) is up at Rogue Agent Journal today! Dear Editors, thank you so much for this recognition and giving this...
by McKenzie | Sep 30, 2015 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Hi all! Just in case you haven’t heard elsewhere, my wedding night poem, “Undress,” is up at Thank You for Swallowing today, alongside my all-awesome, only-for-Thank-You-for-Swallowing duckface. Dear Editor, thank you so much for this...