New poem of mine ,”Prairie Sky” up at Feminine Collective, a journal in which “powerful women” (and a few good men) share their inspiring stories of daily life….humanity, raw, and unfiltered.” This is a repeat performance at FC for me, and am grateful to be re-include in this fine zine. I strive for simplicity, inContinueContinue reading “Prairie Sky / New Poem”
Category Archives: Poetry
Wordstream August 30
Really nice gig at WDVX Wordstream in Knoxville, reading from Unopened and playing some tunes. Also, really nice press piece from the Daily Times in Maryville Hitting all the right notes: Doug Hoekstra blends poetry, performance and parenthood by Lee Zimmerman Daily Times correspondent Aug 28, 2019 Doug Hoekstra is what some people might referContinueContinue reading “Wordstream August 30”
Writer’s Voices Archived
Screen shot from Writer’s Voices (KHOE, KICI-LP), which has kindly archived the recent Doug Hoekstra radio interview/reading at their website, as well as Apple (iTunes podcast) and You Tube. Check it out and thanks
Lyrical Brew May 31
Unopened – Liverpool to Seattle
The hits keep coming as two more nice reviews of Unopened roll in, from two of our favorite cities. Enjoy the blurbs and the links. “Clever and insightful…gentle and reflective poetry…food for the soul….if you don’t usually read poetry then you should give Doug Hoekstra’s book a try, because good poetry is always an enjoyableContinueContinue reading “Unopened – Liverpool to Seattle”
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