Love Poetry… “I Shall Knoweth Thy Name” Published by Aôthen Magazine 9 Aug 2025 My poem, "I Shall Knoweth Thy Name," published in Aôthen Magazine - a magazine centered around the classics as well as Greco-Roman and Ancient Egyptian mythologies and cosmogonies - was…
Poetry Update from the Author: Mid-May 2021 11 May 2021 Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues, and Beloved Readers, I am pleased to announce that I won first prize in the Jerome L. Schulman Memorial Poetry Contest for my poem, "the plague…
Interviews… An Update from the Author: September 2020 20 Sep 202012 Aug 2022 Hello friends, family, fellow lovers of language, and assorted followers of this blog, I hope this update finds you in good health and in good spirits. I have lots of…
on writing… Writing Prompt of the Week: Summer 18 Aug 2020 Welcome to this edition of Writing Prompt of the Week, which is a bit of a misnomer in that the posts are not exactly weekly and are, in fact, quite…
on writing… Four More Tips for Beginner Poets 27 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 Welcome to the third in this series, Tips for Beginner Poets. You can find the previous two posts here and here. By now, you hopefully have implemented some of the…
on writing… 5 Tips for Beginner Poets 6 Apr 202010 Apr 2020 Tip #1: Read, read, and read some more!The quickest and easiest way to get better at writing is to read - for inspiration, to study style and form, to observe…
