Re-posting this poem from April 2013 (but with the edits I later made for Journalism) for Election Day. The original post can be found here.
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Secrets (a poem)
I let this one sit for a few days…
Q&A: What do you read?
This week’s entry is about who/what I read.
The death of Charlotte (#2) (a poem)
Last week, they put out pesticide around the apartment complex to get rid of spiders…
Q&A: How do you write?
A week ago, I posted an entry about why I write. This entry is about the process.
self-portrait from three years ago (a poem)
Inspired by a photograph from three years ago (and an English subtitle from a Japanese drama I was watching on Hulu).
Q&A: Why do you write?
Last week, I did my first poetry reading to mark the release of my two poetry collections, Separation Anxiety and Journalism. The turnout was small (it was a school/work night, after all), but it made for a more casual, intimate evening—and the moon, which had been covered by clouds the night before, was fully visible rising above the lake.
One of my friends took the opportunity to ask questions about this latest venture of mine. After answering, I thought that it might be a good idea to include this information on my web site.
The first question: Continue reading
Big Brother in Dreamland (a poem)
A night of weird dreams. This was one of them.
Ekphrastic poem #2
This afternoon, I attended a poetry reading by Kelli Russell Agodon. The second half of the program was an exercise in writing ekphrastic poetry—i.e., poetry about art. This poem is based on one of Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits. Continue reading
Ekphrastic poem #1
This afternoon, I attended a poetry reading by Kelli Russell Agodon. The second half of the program was an exercise in writing ekphrastic poetry—i.e., poetry about art. This poem is based on Joseph Cornell’s The Fortune Telling Parrot. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 