Last Weekend to Submit!
Send three of your best poems to thedrugstorenotebook@gmail.com to participate in our new “Poem of the Month” feature. Submissions close September 30th so take advantage of the weekend to send your work out to the world!
The Pull Toy
It is rare to encounter contemporary, rhyming poetry. And especially rare to encounter good contemporary, rhyming poetry. So I was very pleasantly surprised when I found A.E. Stalling’s poem “The Pull Toy” in Five Points Journal. It is a simple, heartfelt poem, very different from the intentionally weird poetry that many reputable journals seem to prefer nowadays. It is […]
“The Napkin Trick” Now Up on VerseWrights
My poem “The Napkin Trick” is up today on the front page of VerseWrights poetry community. A big thank you to Carl Sharpe, its founder and very dedicated editor. Here is the complete text of the poem: The Napkin Trick It’s been done before: The intention of conversation starts and ends with a slow […]
Moving Poem
A shot of what’s left on my bookshelves. Needless to say, the original Mac will be lovingly packed.
Opportunities for Stasis
Kay Ryan sits very near the top of contemporary poetry’s list of “must-read” writers. Sure, recommending a two-term former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author should come as no surprise. But Ryan is also a poet to present to those who have no relationship with poetry. Her work has many layers, and perhaps only seasoned readers will reach the […]
Sun Bath
I spent the afternoon preparing to submit a Spanish poetry book that I wrote a few years ago to various contests. Right when I finished and laid out the entries on the table above, a huge ray of light shone into my living room. Cannot think of a better way to spend my last Saturday living […]
No Weekend Plans? Submit to The Drugstore Notebook!
Only eighteen days left to submit to The Drugstore Notebook’s first ever “Poem of the Month” call for submissions. Send up to three poems to thedrugstorenotebook@gmail.com. The selected poem will be shared with our nearly 6,000 followers!
The Insult of a Period
While in Los Angeles last year I found a great book at the LACMA bookstore written by Italian poet Adriano Spatola titled “majakovskiiiiiiij.” It is definitely an art/poetry book. A small edition to be cherished and stored. No doubt, it is coming with me as I move from Bogota, Colombia to Miami next week.
Paco, Published
After two rejections, Smoking Glue Gun Magazine finally accepted one of my poems, “Paco,” above. Thrilled to be included in their catalog of well-crafted work.
Bye Bye Bookshelves
After a full day of packing my bookshelves still seem pretty full. It’s final, I cannot part with any of these books. It’s hard enough to part with the bookshelves I built with the help of an architect friend. In two weeks, my husband, son Lorenzo and I move from Bogota to Miami. Tick, tick, […]
Now Open for Submissions!
Getting published is hard, unfriendly work. As a result, I feel immense gratitude toward every outlet that has agreed to publish my poems. But, I wasn’t sure what to do with all this gratitude until the obvious answer became, well, obvious. Starting today The Drugstore Notebook is open for submissions! My goal is to start a “Poem […]
The Awesomest Poem Title
Mark Leidner is an MFA student at the ultra prestigious Iowa Writer’s Workshop, where good writers go get ready to be nearly famous. Mark Leidner is also a filmmaker and a very accessible poet. His work is so easy to read that it seems almost un-crafted. But this sort of trickery is the sign of a […]
The Troubles We Make
Poet Marge Piercy writes of the troubles we often invent, when we are most happy living simply. Behind is, most likely, a bright yellow Ferrari Dino.
Our Brief Record
This poem, written over eight years ago, finally found a home at UK-based Dagda Publishing.
The Bedroom is Trees
Last week I wrote about a three-way interview published by “The Review Review” about the future of poetry. The three-way was composed of Rob MacDonald of Sixth Finch Journal, Matt Hart of Forklift Ohio Journal and Gale Marie Thompson of Jellyfish Magazine. I recommend at least perusing the article to get a sense of what people in the poetry world (and these are very relevant people […]
Point Lobos Poetry
I hiked Point Lobos National Park, just south of Monterey, California, last Saturday. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful national parks in all of the naturally well-endowed state, and rightly so. Please see, and hear, the video poems I took. Both “Sea Lion Poem” and “Point Lobos Ocean Rock Poem” can […]
Self-Aborted
Loved this phrase from Marge Piercy’s poem “Exodus.” Behind is a 1967 Porsche that my husband drove during Carmel’s Councours on the Avenue last week. Some famous race car driver drove it once, but of course I have no idea who.
Bookshop Saturday with Maya, Shell, Olivia and My Husband
Happy weekend to all from Bookworks Shop in Pacific Grove, CA.
My Poem “Said and Done” Published by “Silver Birch Press”!
It was a pleasure to discover Los Angeles based “Silver Birch Press” on WordPress not too long ago. They will be sharing a few of my poems with the world in the upcoming months. And for that I am intensely grateful. Here is the first poem, “Said and Done,” part of their Self-Portrait […]
Big Sur Ocean Poem
Please click here to see and hear the poem.