This poem is very near and dear to my heart. I wrote it in response to the desecration of about 100 tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in my hometown, Philadelphia. The poem came out of me in a rush of emotion; I hardly had to edit it. It emerged whole and trembling and helped me to integrate my rage and frustration over what had happened.
I don’t usually write about political events, but this one struck close to home. I hope you’ll enjoy the read.
My poem, “Salt Womb,” is now available for your reading pleasure on Slink Chunk Press. The poem is about a surreal encounter with a manta ray. Many thanks for all the great critiques from friends and Scribophile that made this acceptance possible. This is the second paid market that has accepted my work! I hope you enjoy reading it.
Life has been a whirlwind lately, but I’m hoping to submit more work to new publications, so stay tuned for more updates!
Hi friends! My poem “Wedding” is now up at Quatrain.fish. This poem was originally written as a text to a friend after her wedding, and is now the first paying poem of my career!
Today, I also received a note that my poem “Salt Womb” was just accepted at Slink Chunk Press, which marks my second paying poem! So stay tuned for when that piece goes live on the cyber webs. Special thanks to my friend and poet Alicia Frost who helped me workshop the piece, as well as to all my friends at Scribophile who wrote many excellent critiques.
My First Poem to a Paying MarketI’m pleased to announce that my poem, “Wedding,” has been accepted by Quatrain.fish. I’m pretty excited—this is the first paying poetry market where I have been accepted. The poem will come out within the next few weeks, so stay tuned.
A quatrain is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as “A stanza or poem of four lines.” I recently became obsessed with short-verse poetry after reading Shorts: Quatrains and Epigrams by Iven Lourie. Lately, I have been experimenting with short poems, including quatrains and haiku, and it has been a lot of fun. It’s like the flash fiction equivalent for poetry.
I’ve submitted a slew of poems and short stories to various markets, so stay tuned for more news!
Hello friends! I’m pleased to announce that the “Outsider” edition of From Sac is now available on Amazon. There are about twenty authors, all dealing with the theme of being an outsider. I have three poems in the journal and am honored to be included in this compilation.
I’ve been quite busy with creative writing! Here’s what I’ve been up to.
Not only was I an official Municipal Liaison, or ML, for NaNoWriMo, but I also won the contest by writing over 50,000 words in the month of November.
I finished my zany novel, though I wrote the last few chapters in longhand and still need to type them up!
I’ve been pursuing homes for a few of my short stories, and am bravely forging ahead with Duotrope as my guide. I’m aiming for some tougher markets than I have in the past, so the rejections keep rolling in. But I’m persevering and plan to keep submitting my work, as well as workshopping in my local critique groups and on Scribophile.
I think the best news of all is that rejections don’t bother me like they used to. They happen, I know it isn’t personal, and I get on with my writing. What a milestone! I remember when rejections used to crush me. Now they’re just annoying, like mosquitoes, or splinters, instead of like pianos falling from third story windows. Hooray!
I’m working towards a certificate in copyediting this quarter. The reading for the courses is wonderful—I love getting to nerd out on grammar. And best of all, the classes are online, so I can do my classwork at my leisure (kind of. There are still due dates, and the material is HARD!). I’m enjoying it immensely so far.
Which brings me to my next topic: 2017 is going to be the year of editing. I have at least five novels and a handful of short stories I want to work on, not to mention all the work I want to type up from longhand! I’m looking forward to going back to my writing with a fresh eye and making it shine.
Wishing you all a productive, healthy and happy new year:) What are your writing plans for 2017?
Hello friends! Exciting news. Here is a sneak peak of the cover for the Outsider Edition of From Sac Magazine, where I have the honor of having three poems included for publication:
Stay tuned for more info about when this magazine will be available for purchase. Until then, I’ll be hammering away at my NaNoWriMo novel. I just hit over 10,000 words this weekend, and I’m still going strong!
