Too much poetry...is not a thing

That's probably not true. But it sounds super cool.

I had a busy poetry week!

Sunday, went to a poetry reading / book launch at Open Book: Jennifer Manthey, reading from her new book The Fight. Also reading, Michael Kleber-Diggs (one of my favorite poets) and Halee Kirkwood. Great way to start out a week!

Poets reading at Open Book

Monday, online poetry open mic — this turned out to be a poetry circle, actually; there were a double handful of poets, and we went around and read poems. Interesting and different. The poems I chose to read were “Always Starting Over” and “Ars Poetica.”

Tuesday, online Zoom writing workshop (courtesy of The Loft); it was bittersweet, being the last of six sessions, but the set of prompts we finished up with was extraordinarily fruitful. And it looks like at least some of us students will be staying in contact with each other for future writing endeavors & encouragement. Love, love, loved the experience. If you’re passionate and motivated about writing, Loft classes are well worth looking into.

Wednesday, I went …