by McKenzie | Oct 15, 2014 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Wonderful news! My chapbook (or chapbook-length poem), Dear Earth / There Are Birds, received an Honorable Mention in this year’s Celery City Chapbook Contest. Here is the list of Winners and Honorable Mentions: CJ Giroux, Destination, Michigan, Winner...
by McKenzie | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog, My Poems
—after Ralph Angel You wake me in the middle of the night, and you are hungry. You are ravenous. The moon is...
by McKenzie | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog
Mark your calendars! Betsy Andrews will be reading this Wednesday—October 1, 2014—at Indiana University South Bend, hosted by 42 Miles Press and the English Department. Betsy’s...
by McKenzie | Sep 28, 2014 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
Click here to view my review of The Bottom. Betsy Andrews’ book-length poem, The Bottom, was published by 42 Miles Press in 2014 and received the 2013 42 Miles Poetry Prize. Sections of this poem appeared in such places as Kadar Koli, BoogCity, Stone...
by McKenzie | Sep 24, 2014 | My Poems
I am unsure as to where this flower ends or where it began. The small connecting limbs, hidden behind the round series of heads, the seeding centers, their odd tears around the edges like teeth. There is something oddly promising about these flowers—you...
