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...
by McKenzie | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, My Poems
And it is from this moment that you are going to live. Think of that. You’re standing in the middle of what used to be a cornfield,...
by McKenzie | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog
Yesterday evening, I wrote a sort of long-time-no-see post, followed by a post that very well may have opened a huge door for me. I shared how a poem from my earlier writing life had hugely intersected with a specific incident from my day yesterday, and I came...
by McKenzie | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, My Poems
I had a bit of a moment today, and I really have to share. In the picture to your left is my beautiful, nine-and-a-half-month old daughter, Cadence (yes, like the title), and she had her first turn on a swing today—one of those little, infant-safe ones on...
by McKenzie | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog
Hello, everyone! Needless to say, it’s been a while—sorry for the radio silence. As some of you know, I graduated this May with my MFA in Poetry from Western Michigan, and my life since then hasn’t quite been what you would have expected. As my younger...
