Here's a little something from my previous book The Tenth Inning (2015), a collection of baseball-themed stories and poems. But as any artist knows, when you write about a "thing" it's the "thing" itself and the other "thing" behind it. The platform or backdrop, so to speak. Hope you enjoy the read, thanks. Doug Hats WhiteContinue reading "Hats"
Advance Review / Unopened
Someone's always got to be first, so big thanks to Tom Schulte, for this advance review of Doug Hoekstra's forthcoming book, Unopened, just posted on Goodreads. Four out of five stars is good any day of the week, and we appreciate the insight, as well. Official street date 2.5.2019. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42641779-unopened
The Storm
New poem of mine, "The Storm," on the 43rd page of the new In Layman's Terms out today, the water issue. Enjoy, but please check out the whole magazine, which is wonderful, an "online literary journal dedicated to encouraging a new appreciation of science, technology, and the natural world for the average person.” Continue reading "The Storm"
Bauhaus Calling
Visiting museums is inspiring for me; here's one that came after touring a Kandinsky retrospective at the Frist in Nashville. Uses the eastern sedoka form. Enjoy. Doug. Bauhaus Calling Sedoka Kandinsky and Me Riding with the Clash again Four Horsemen and the Bible Black Grid, Blonde Tele Three Chords and Many Colors Breaking all theContinue reading "Bauhaus Calling"
Carry Me
My son Jude turns 16 this Sunday (November 4). Here's a new one I wrote for him, after a stroll at Radnor Lake. Happy Birthday, Jude - with all my love - always. Dad. Carry Me Rambling autumn walk, burnt colors turn to sounds woodpecker clouds hammer the trees like claves in an orchestraContinue reading "Carry Me"
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