I started trying to publish poems just before the internet exploded into life. This was the late 90's and I was a nontraditional student English major Creative Writing minor just getting my feet wet. At some point I remember going to a bookstore and buying the Writer's Guide, this massive book full of submission guidelines … Continue reading “Nobody’s Poem” by Michael Waters
The New Project
About three weeks ago, I teased a new project. No more teasing. The Patreon is live, and I'd really appreciate it if you'd take a look at it. I plan to post at least every two weeks in the free tier, once a week in the paid tiers. And if you sign up for the … Continue reading The New Project
Reclamation Part 6
Writing about your childhood and teen years is hard, not just because of the natural tendency to make ourselves the heroes of our stories, which can often lead to being really understanding about why you did dumb shit but not so much about the other people who were (or weren’t) there, and not just because … Continue reading Reclamation Part 6
A New Poetry App for the iPhone
Currently, on my iPhone, I have the following poetry-related apps: Vogon Poetry, Poem Flow (reviewed here), iPhrase (like magnetic poetry), WGBH Poetry (videos mostly), multiple e-reader programs, and now, the app from the Poetry Foundation. I've had the Poetry Foundation app for a few days now and I have to say it's a fun little … Continue reading A New Poetry App for the iPhone
No Jealousy, Just Admiration
Don't have time for a long post here, but I wanted to get this out there. I finished Sandra Beasley's latest, i was the jukebox (don't know whether to capitalize it or not), and I am in awe of it. Not that I want to ape the style or the voice, not that I look … Continue reading No Jealousy, Just Admiration
More poetry and politics
David Biespiel's scolding essay in the latest issue of Poetry would bug me more if its claims weren't so easy to debunk. Many of the commenters there--and thanks to the Poetry Foundation for not closing them down the way they did the ones at Harriet--did a good job of disemboweling Biespiel's claims by pointing to … Continue reading More poetry and politics
Am I a feminist poet?
I've been a feminist for a long time now--even in my more conservative days, I was a strong supporter of equal rights for women, even though I was a bit of an ogre personally. I've had a long way to travel from my fundamentalist upbringing, but it's been a good road and I'm glad I've … Continue reading Am I a feminist poet?
Question
How does one review a collected works? I'm having some problems figuring out an approach that doesn't reduce to "do you like what so-and-so has written over the course of his/her career? Then you'll probably like this." I suppose a reviewer could review the poet's career as a whole, but that seems a daunting, if … Continue reading Question
Some Post-National-Poetry-Month Thoughts
I'm really proud of the selection of poems and poets I was able to gather for The Rumpus project. I got good poems from a wide variety of poets--I discussed that variety here--and had a strong month in terms of reviews and interviews as well, something I hope will carry over into the rest of … Continue reading Some Post-National-Poetry-Month Thoughts
Poetic Lives Online
Most of the excitement this week is in Denver at the AWP Conference, but there's still plenty to talk about in poetry. For instance, have you been keeping up with our National Poetry Month project? We're only a third of a way through April, so there's plenty of time to catch up on your reading. … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
Another Poem to Love 