A day late, but here we go… For this latest entry in my series of tributes to poets I know, I celebrate and acknowledge Georgia S. McDade. Dr. McDade (she is the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D in English from the University of Washington, in 1987) is one of those people who is [...]
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Poet of the Month: Lola E. Peters
Almost let this one sneak up on me again—fortunately, I made my decision a few days ago, so it was only a matter of sitting down and actually writing the post. For this latest entry in my series of tributes to poets I know, I celebrate and acknowledge my friend Lola E. Peters. Her poems and [...]
Poet of the Month: S. R. Mason
For this latest entry in my series of tributes to poets I know, I celebrate and acknowledge S. R. Mason. A writer, photographer, and poet, her main outlet for poetry is her Tumblr blog, titled Think of Me As Poetry. Love is a frequent theme in her poems. However, her protagonists do not experience love in their [...]
Poet of the Month: Talicha J
This month, I celebrate Talicha J, one of the first poets I began to follow after I started actively writing poetry again. I don't remember where I first encountered her work (it’s been about four years, after all), but I appreciate her ability to get to the heart of whatever she is writing about. Numerous [...]
Poet of the Month: Vasilina Orlova
Over the last three or four years, as I have immersed myself more and more in the world of poetry, I have encountered a lot of poets and/or their work. In some cases, what I have heard or read has provided inspiration for some of my own work. have been thinking recently that I want to [...]
Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette: For Poets
I go to a lot of poetry readings. I have noticed a lot of things, good and bad, that affect how a given reading will go. On one occasion, where another poet’s lack of consideration effectively ate up a good chunk of what would have been my reading time, I got so frustrated that I made [...]
Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette (the concise list version)
The following is based on fifteen months of poetry readings and open mics. I fully intend to post a more rant-y version of this later to reflect a couple of recent experiences; for now, I think this simple list will be appropriate: Kevin’s Rules of Poetry Reading Etiquette for poets, hosts, and audiences Poets Keep [...]
Poets Against Hate and the whirlwind weekend
Poets Against Hate took place last Saturday. In all, 52 poems were read by 50 poets over the course of the afternoon, with the occasional musical interlude. As you would expect from such a large group, the subject at hand was addressed from a variety of angles, from the personal to the political. One poem [...]
Poets Against Hate: Seattle
Q&A: What do you read?
This week’s entry is about who/what I read. What do you read? Because I write poetry, it may surprise folks to learn that I don’t like to read much poetry. I find that most poetry fails to make the emotional connection I need to get something out of it. Without that emotional connection, all that [...]
Ordinary Average Thoughts 