I’m proud to officially announce that my first book of poetry, The Blue Line Home, published by EM Press will be released on June 8th at the Printer’s Row Lit Fest. I’ll be reading Sunday, June 8th at 1:30PM on the Arts and Poetry Stage. I’m featuring June 9th at The Gala, celebrating at Urban Sandbox on June… Continue Reading
The Cook is Reminded of Chicago or On Burning and Becoming I am raw-knuckled, a saucepan stovetop-hot, the wreckage of my own architecture. The slick splashes my wrist, shaking pink; dough on rise like an urge to age. Fire does not wait to be acknowledged. The mind, a home pain strolls slowly into. It cuts… Continue Reading
Each year, Write Bloody Publishing holds an open competition. Hundreds of people submit three poems in hopes of becoming one of about 25 finalists. Those 25 then submit their full manuscripts in hopes of being one of about 4 to 12 people who will win a publishing contract with Write Bloody. This year, I happen… Continue Reading
Last week, as writers tend to do, I hit a bit of writer’s block. To force myself to write something, I challenged myself to a deadline. I posted a Facebook status that stated I would write a haiku for each of the first 10 people to “like” the post. I liked this exercise. Maybe I’ll… Continue Reading
National Youth Poet Laureate, Oak Park River Forest High School Slam Team member, and Louder Than a Bomb participant Natalie Richardson performs her poem The Things My Mother Craved live at the Urban Sandbox on Friday October 12th, 2012. To find out more about the Urban Sandbox check out www.Facebook.com/UrbanSandbox. Continue Reading
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