After finally getting through undergrad (and having a bit of fun), I was encouraged by some of my educators, family, and friends to apply...

There are a great many women poets who I admire; Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Joy Harjo... the list could go on and on. I recently had the...

In 2010 I had a conversation, during which the idea of travelling to Europe came up. When talking about where I would go, a friend said,...

While some good things happened for me in 2022 professionally, personally the year was a dumpster fire - so please accept this as my...

I went back to college three times and, apparently, the third time was the charm. I officially have an undergraduate degree. Much to my...

While spending time with my teenage niece I've come to find frustration with the use of language lately. I found myself even more...

As recently reported, the Supreme Court is set to overturn the previously settled and constitutionally protected right to privacy that...

My heart breaks for you.

Pandemic fatigue is setting in hard. Two years in and fighting fact vs. fiction; science vs. politics; news vs. 'alternative facts'...

Life, as a general concept, is interesting to contemplate. Is life a heartbeat? Even if it's one that cannot be sustained on it's own?...

Supporting fellow humans is really the least we can do, but this year Pride means a little more to me, as my child has recently come out...

Aside from a quarter of my life, what makes up a decade?

I remember reading somewhere, as the 45th president was being sworn in, that the world may be terrible for a few years, but the art will...

I was not graced with the luxury of a college degree. I got a couple of college credits and had a couple of kids and worked my way into a...

Protests have erupted across America, and the world, in the wake of the agonizing death of Eric Garner... I mean Tamir Rice... I mean...

It is spring, supposedly. But it’s cold and overcast and the world is closed. Usually in spring I can’t help but to make plans and feel...

Do any other artists out there find that they are drawn to other creative types? I have had friends and lovers who have been writers,...

Like most individuals who eventually discover/decide that they are writers, I was an avid reader from a young age. It all started with...

When my oldest daughter was about two years old I would constantly hear her little footsteps running across her room after she was tucked...

Have you heard the news?!!? Political Poetry is relevant again!