I am thrilled that Indianapolis Review has published two of my recent poems, “The Over/Under” and “Bargaining.” I am grateful to editor Natalie Solmer for taking these poems.
Poems Published at Indianapolis Review
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Monthly Archives: February 2024
Zoom Saloon Response
Don Perkins responded, but the formatting was off, ruining his superb poem. Here we go again:
Mustanged Ghazal for/from Bob and Anna Marie
It’s sometimes funny, and sometimes it’s not,
the phantoms that swim up from memory’s murk.
A dangerous thing, that dream of power
born from falsehoods escaping memory’s murk.
Drop everything for joy,* a blessing saved
and consumed like breath from memory’s murk.
Return to rituals we were to the night;
Shake loose, dance to tunes from memory’s murk.
Describe yourself in colors named in songs,
And mixed from pigments aswirl in memory’s murk.
Stumble, poefying down the path of life,**,
Bemused by the sun and memory’s murk.
Don Perkins 11 Feb 2024
Acknowledgements: Bob Okaji; Anna Marie Sewell; * Shawna Lemay, “Finding Your Joy,” Transactions with Beauty, 3 Feb 2024;
** Anna Marie Sewell, email 10 Feb 2024.
Zoom Saloon Responses
The Zoom Saloon was so much fun! If you’re inclined to respond to our poems, please do so in the comments here or at Prairiepomes.
Link for Zoom Reading on February 10, 2024
I will be the featured reader at the ZOOM SALOON hosted by Anna Marie Sewell on February 10, at 1 PM MDT (3 PM Eastern). I’m excited about this. Last year, on February 10 (!!!), I lost my voice. For months I could barely speak. But it’s back now!
Here’s the link:
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Zoom Reading on February 10, 2024
I will be the featured reader at the ZOOM SALOON hosted by Anna Marie Sewell on February 10, at 1 PM MDT (3 PM Eastern). I’m excited about this. Last year, on February 10 (!!!), I lost my voice. For months I could barely speak. But it’s back now!
No need to RSVP. I’ll post the link later in the week (or email me, and I’ll get it to you). I’ve been following Anna Marie Sewell for many years, and I love and admire her work and dedication to the arts. If you’re not familiar with her writing, you must visit Prairiepomes.
Poems Published at Midwest Zen
I am thrilled that Midwest Zen has published six of my shakuhachi poems, which were written in November 2017, during a self-imposed poem-a-day jag. I am grateful to editor Mark Howell for taking these poems. I still can’t play that damned flute!
O at the Edges 