Hey folks, here’s a brand new poem I haven’t even sent anywhere yet….but by posting it here, it is protected by all applicable copyright laws! 🙂 Dig the read! Levon and Duck (February 2013) My son takes piano lessons. I try to teach him About staying in the pocket but You know it’s a toughContinueContinue reading “Levon and Duck”
Author Archives: Doug Hoekstra
Hopi Point
Here’s the piece that led to “Museum of Americana” (below). Enjoy. Hopi Point (10/19/2011) My eight-year old son and I drove into the Grand Canyon from the east, as so many before and beyond us, making haste through the Painted Desert so we could enter the park before sunset. We had a week-long stay planned,ContinueContinue reading “Hopi Point”
Museum of Americana
Dear Readers: These days I spend my time helping write charter schools and promise neighborhoods, as opposed to the hook-laden songs or meandering short stories of the past. But, last year, I did squeeze in a few new creative pieces, and a few landed in zines here and there. And, now I have this blog,ContinueContinue reading “Museum of Americana”
The Knuckleball
The Knuckleball – First Place Poem at Baseball Bard.com (8/2012) I wrote several others in the summer of 2012, all up at http://www.baseballbard.com/baseball-poetry-archives-link?authorid=46
Extra Sensory Something
Extra Sensory Something (2/2012) Part I – Tiptonville Jude and I sat down to dinner, macaroni and cheese, with corn, fruit, and vegetarian baked beans on the side. As I sit here writing, it’s easy for me to remember, because it is one of three basic dinners Jude eats in their entirety. Sometimes I thinkContinueContinue reading “Extra Sensory Something”
Doug Hoekstra 