Taking care of business in my campus office today,
Arriving today
Look what came in today's mail! Here is my contributor's copy of Weave Magazine issue 11. Two poems!
That was then, this is now
This is my old office in the guest room, which was dark during the day. Photo taken with my Sony Cybershot. This is my new office in the former TV room/den. I have more light here, even at night. Photo taken with Photo Booth.
Videos featured at Potomac Review
The Potomac Review (link is to their page at Montgomery College) is a literary journal that although it is a print-journal, sees the advantages of keeping a blog in addition to its informational site. Also called The Potomac Review, the blog is far more full-featured than the community college-sponsored site, featuring writer interviews, book reviews, and frequent posts about events … Continue reading Videos featured at Potomac Review
To dossier or to portfolio?
That is the question, although the choice is not really an either/or one. While starting to gather up my promotion materials for the external reviewers, the process somehow turned into me creating a new WordPress site just for the promotion dossier, not that doing WordPress for this is a new idea. Cheryl Ball famously did … Continue reading To dossier or to portfolio?
Storm headache
Today's series of storms meant a storm headache for me, not all day, but as a sort of warning system before each line of storms moved through. Nothing big happened, at least not yet, but the heaviness and the headaches severely cut back on my productivity and made me rebellious about this, day 27 of … Continue reading Storm headache
Poets at Work
Myself, Jane Hoogestraat, and Karen Craigo comparing poems and giving good advice in preparation for a Poets of Faith special issue for Rattle. I show this, not because I love having my photograph taken (most definitely not!), but to show the scut work of poetry and how even poets with many, many published poems like … Continue reading Poets at Work
Feeling lucky
I have enough of a poem backlog now that I really have to send out poetry packets again. My plan was to wait until POETRY Magazine answered back on the group of poems I sent them and then use each of those poems to seed a new packet, but they haven't responded yet, and it's … Continue reading Feeling lucky
National Poetry Month
Once again, it's April, National Poetry Month, and I'm beginning the Poem-a-Day Challenge. Some years are more successful than others for me, and I do this best when I know others are doing it or if I have some interior goal. For example, last year's challenge was an idea gone wrong. I did it even … Continue reading National Poetry Month
Why I’m password-protecting my PAD Challenge poetry drafts
I am doing the PAD (Poem a Day) Challenge this year. I've done it before, and the result has been very good for my publications list and for my growth as a poet. There's nothing like renewing the habit of daily writing. I can't sustain it forever and am not sure I'd want to. However, … Continue reading Why I’m password-protecting my PAD Challenge poetry drafts
Lanette Cadle 