by McKenzie | Mar 25, 2019 | Poem of the Day Series
HOW I GO TO THE WOODS Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a singlefriend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable.I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way...
by McKenzie | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog, Literary Scene
Happy Sunday, reading and writing friends! I’m here to very happily announce my Poem of the Day series, discontinued more than a year ago, will be re-launched, alongside two additional series: my Favorite Fiction Friday Series and the Saturday Spotlight. Poets,...
by McKenzie | Feb 19, 2019 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
Hi all, and Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. It’s been a little quiet around here while I work my way through some new projects, but I wanted to take a moment to share one of the successes: My interview with Shaindel Beers, author of the lovely...
by McKenzie | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog, My Poems
Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Last night, around 3:30 in the morning, I woke up and laid in bed, thinking about a poetry chapbook I started months ago and hoped to finish soon for those looming contest deadlines. While thinking about what I...
by McKenzie | Oct 16, 2018 | Poetry Collections, Reviews
The thing that I love about erasure poetry is how interactive it can (and should!) be with the original work it is pulling from. I think, for some writers who attempt this form, the goal is to reinvent the words that are on the page, than to accept them and...
