Pleased to unveil two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” which appear in the latest Rabble Review, Issue 8, pages 126 and 145, respectively. Rabble Review is a mobile-based progressive periodical focused on working-class issues, representing fine artists and authors from around the world. Grateful to be included. RR’s mission is “to captureContinueContinue reading ““Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere” – New Poems”
Category Archives: Poetry
Hamaasta – New Poem
Pleased to share some new words of mine, a poem titled “Hamaatsa,” up live at Feminine Collective, a stellar lit publication featuring writers dealing in “humanity, raw and unfiltered.” Hope you enjoy the read and stay awhile to check the many fine contributors therein. Founded a decade ago by writer/model Julie Anderson, FC’s mission isContinueContinue reading “Hamaasta – New Poem”
Bathsheba – New Poem
Pleased to share a new “Doug Hoekstra writing” titled “Bathsheba,” live at Canopic Jar. It starts with a painting, but as you’ll find out, goes somewhere else altogether. Enjoy. The Jar is part of Canopic Publishing, an imprint formerly based in Nashville, now operating in Woodstock, Illinois, where Tennessee native and poet Phil Rice keepsContinueContinue reading “Bathsheba – New Poem”
Door is Ajar – Three New Poems
Chuffed to have three new poems of mine appear in the Issue 32 Fall 2024 edition of the excellent literary journal, Door is Ajar – “Grilled Cheese,” “Coin Laundry,” and “Sawgrass”. They are repurposed here, but pick up a print copy, if you can, support the work, and dig into all the fine writers therein, talented scribesContinueContinue reading “Door is Ajar – Three New Poems”
The Plaza – New Words
Pleased to share a new writing, “The Plaza,” which just went live at Biostories, as the work of the week. Biostories is a publication featuring “word portraits of the people surrounding us in our daily lives, of the strangers we pass on the street unnoticed and of those who have been the most influential andContinueContinue reading “The Plaza – New Words”
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