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McKenzie Lynn Tozan
"Creative minds are rarely tidy." – John William Gardner

Tag: August 2014 Poetry Postcard Fest

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“Failing” in the August 2014 Poetry Postcard Challenge: My Writing Process

  The rules of a Writing Challenge are never all that difficult: “Do [this] for [a certain number of days], and hold yourself accountable.” “If…

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Anticipating Her Arrival

  I have asked my husband, What do you think she will look like? He frowns, and I know there is no answer. Not right…

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Due Date

  The act is violent, the tearing open, the skin. I imagine bird claws, the talons, a wind breaking open between two buildings. The mouth,…

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I Am Running Out of Poems.

  And then I look to the fall trees, and I wonder if they ever think, “I am running out of leaves.” They probably do,…

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Searching Tide Pools for Shore Crabs

  Crab is such an ugly word—the hard k, its suddenness. I’m steeped in these small pools, or perched on the surrounding rocks and sand,…

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Garden Stems

  I go out into the world, looking for strawberries like the ones from my mother’s garden. They were small and firm, sweet but bitter,…

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Untitled; An Accordion

  Yesterday, I spent the day sleeping away my life. It was peaceful, the blankets all clustered near the back porch door, and all the…

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Collecting Horses

  I want to get back into drawing, the pencil in my hand, the thick charcoal under my nails. I keep collecting spare pieces of…

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Memories

  You should know by now that we can’t go back. Not like this. Not back through the electric fence or past the sheep, dehydrated…

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A Lone Bluebird after a Storm

  A promise of something small—and the skin warms.     August 13, 2014, MLT    

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A Demonstration

  There was no other way to tell you that life was harmful: threw the box into the river, filled with rocks, with you, with…

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A Tribute

  Tears burn yellow, burn wide, in the sun. The small sunflower seeds left over along your collar and in your hair. They are senseless,…

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Instagram post 2180078131992728525_4114083006 I'm SUPER excited to share that I'm a part of the Launch Team for C.A. Miljavic's SHE LAUGHS, her latest book premiering on January 1st. 
I'll be posting more about it in the days to come, but for now, here's the synopsis, in case you'd like to read more about it, as well as the preorder link IN THE COMMENTS, just in case. "Join CA Miljavac on a journey of joy. 
She believes with all her heart that laughter is a gift, providing a sliver of distraction from whatever struggle you might be facing. . .relief when you need rescuing. . .hope in the midst of hardship. 
Though her life has been dotted with disaster, it’s through laughter that she found the strength and courage to persevere. . .joy for the journey. And she’ll help you discover all the ways laughter can carry you through your very own painful situations. 
In ten laugh-till-you-cry chapters, Miljavac shares how laughter has been an essential and valuable part of her own healing, plus hilarious true stories will help you get started on the path to a life of peace and joy." #SheLaughsBook #SheLaughs #camiljavic
Instagram post 2164426847826654011_4114083006 It's that time of year again, y'all. 
I can hardly describe the peace these copies give me.

#amreading #amwriting #AnnieDillard #TheWritingLife #Ireadthiseveryfall #inspired #bookloversofinstagram
Instagram post 2162715807430546567_4114083006 Hi friends! Happy Friday! As a belated #ThrowbackThursday, I'm sharing my first poem I ever had published that wasn't a high school publication. This one goes so far back, it was published under my maiden name! Enjoy! 
#TheUndersideofTrees #poetrycommunity #poems #amwriting
Instagram post 2148398544519107715_4114083006 This beauty of a mythical jaguar is complete and wearing its many hearts on its sleeve as plainly as flowers. Here, also, is the poem I wrote for Cadence. She loves this, front and back, and will likely be asking me to read it to her at night before bed for a while... 🧡

In case anyone is interested, these are approximately 4x6 images, which I will color and write a unique, original poem to. $7 with shipping included.

#poetry #coloringbook #adultcoloringbook
Instagram post 2148225018293941341_4114083006 Pumpkin Pie in the oven, and this lovely Apple Pie waiting for its turn. I'm so proud of the leaves!
#pumpkinpie #applepie #fall #fallbaking #decorating #piedecorating
Instagram post 2148159838784828542_4114083006 Progress on this beauty, and a poem in the works to go on the back. This first one is for Cady, a gift she requested from her Mama, but I'm planning to make more. 🧡
#poetry #postcards #coloringbook #adultcoloringbook
Instagram post 2147699351450263422_4114083006 Who's interested? 
I started coloring these lovely designs by Georgie Wooldridge, and I decided to start writing poems on the back of each card. 
I would love to mail these to interested parties! I'm thinking $7?
Thoughts? ❤
#WritingCommunity #poetry #postcards #coloringbook #adultcoloringbook
Instagram post 2109090665027029218_4114083006 It's always such an honor when one of my poems finds a home. But being housed among so many fantastic writers, and for my poem to be the first piece to appear after the introduction---I'm particularly touched. 
Thank you to great weather for MEDIA for giving my poem, "Exit Strategies," a home. This anthology, BIRDS FALL SILENT IN THE MECHANICAL SEA, is lovely, and I admire my writerly neighbors.

#published #publishedwriter #greatweatherformedia #anthology #birdsfallsilentinthemechanicalsea #exitstrategies #poetry #poem #writersofinstagram #instapoets #bookloversofinstagram
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