September 2010
1 post
WING ON WING, SAILING
Freya, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior
Yesterday I sent the latest version of Wing on Wing, Sailing, my 78-page poetry manuscript, out to readers and publishers in Minnesota. I’ve spent the bulk of the last year revising and reorganizing the poems and submitting parts of it to many contests even as I refined the poems. The process never ends, even after publishing 24 poems in the chapbook,...
August 2010
1 post
MY INTENTIONS
As I begin my blog posts I offer my intentions for the project. As an avid journal keeper since 1975, I’m accustomed to writing down all manner of thoughts and feelings on a daily basis for my private use as well as use in poems, stories or arguments. This blog will present short, more polished versions of my daily writing that explore my process as a writer. It is the second blog I’ve...