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Tag Archives: travel
Unopened / Memphis Review
We’re really chuffed at the latest Unopened review, written by Corey Mesler, proprietor of Burke’s Books in Memphis and one of the south’s finest writers. Also an opportunity to say, yes, the book is officially out. Enjoy the read … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, books, Poetry, reviews, Unopened, Writing
Tagged book reviews, Burke's Books, Corey Mesler, Doug Hoekstra, family, introspection, literate pop, love, Memphis, music, nashville writers, poetry books, poetry reviews, travel, Unopened
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Interstate 65 Revisited
Happy to be a repeat contributor to a fine literary zine out of Ann Arbor titled The Big Windows Review. A new poem of mine, “Interstate 65 Revisited” was just featured in the latest online edition and will resurface in print, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, america, Life, place, Poetry, Travel
Tagged 2016, america, birmingham, Bob Dylan, fried green tomatoes, interstate 65, Interstate 65 revisited, poetry, The Big Windows Review, travel
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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 … Continue reading
Bonie
Bonie I miss Scotland and my friends who took me around by bus and by foot, through gardens and gargoyles past castles and river walks when the rain stopped and the yellow flowers bloomed golden across empty glens deep in … Continue reading
