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 WhiteContinueContinue reading “Hats”
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Pennyblack Music
Happy to weigh in on the Pennyblack Music 20th anniversary (scroll down to the “H” artists). Pennyblack is a fine UK music zine run by fine folks who I met on my first gig run through Scotland (reminiscing enclosed). Check out the link, check out the zine and big congrats to John Clarkson and company.ContinueContinue reading “Pennyblack Music”
Double Rainbow
I write a lot about my son Jude, which stands to reason, since being a dad is the best thing that ever happened to me. Plus, I figure since everyone is either a child or parent at some point in their lives, it embraces many varied and relatable themes. This scribble was inspired by aContinueContinue reading “Double Rainbow”
Monument Valley
Happy to plug a new poem of mine, “Monument Valley,” just published at the very fine Big Windows Review (the literary magazine of the Writing Center at WCC, in Ann Arbor, Michigan). Check it out at: https://thebigwindowsreview.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/doug-hoekstra-monument-valley/ And for the bonus experience, I’ve included a couple of my photies right here. Enjoy.
The First Step
New prose poem for everyone…. The First Step Sometimes the first step is the hardest… …even when the incline is not so steep, and the switchbacks cross your path, like the mark of zorro burned onto your ankle at a bad tattoo parlor in a tourist town, you just put on your socks, cover itContinueContinue reading “The First Step”
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