by McKenzie | Aug 3, 2019 | Blog, My Poems
NIGHTLIGHT, a celebration3:30 am—brother born, & the air in the house shifts like a pedaled drum. I touch his hair, his skin, & remember your similar textures, the softness. How your eyes, like his, looked to mein adoration—looked to me & saw...
by McKenzie | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, My Poems
LIGHT IN THE FIELDYou can see our mutual cornflower locksacross the field. When she ran before I could braid it, I look to you as you watch our daughter’s hair fly high, & I’m relieved you can see it: her hair turning wide like a sail against the great...
by McKenzie | Aug 1, 2019 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog, My Poems
Hi all! I’m happy to announce my poem, “Daughter Wild,” was featured in Issue 10 of Young Ravens Literary Review, which is live as of today! You can read the issue here, and you’ll find my poem on page 22! I also want to give a nod to Wolverine...
by McKenzie | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog, My Poems
AN ACCORD In the early light, their see-through dress wings show against my shirt, their bodies muted yellow, & I do not mind if they might harm me.The mutual understanding here is simple: let me live. The smallnon-exchange of a sting for the smack of a hand. The...
by McKenzie | May 10, 2019 | Blog
Hi everyone, and Happy Friday! It’s been a long week, hasn’t it? But we made it! And just around the corner is a very important, family-centered holiday: Mother’s Day! If you’re still shopping around or struggling to find a perfect gift for...
by McKenzie | Apr 30, 2019 | Achievements, Publications, and Writing Challenges, Blog
Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday! I hope you’re having a wonderful week. For today, I have a fun announcement! Vocal Poets announced their 2019 “Poetry-in-Motion” contest back at the end of March, in honor of National Poetry Month. My poem, “Bad...
