I met Jack when I was sitting at Vox Poplar typewriter, clicking out a draft of last week’s poem (the word: delicious.) Jack and I dove straight into a conversation about the intersection between writing, childhood, and fairy tales. He said: “It is easy to scare kids and easier to scare adults.” The Stranger: Jack The…
Articles from September 2018
The Word: Delicious
A Vox Poplar conversation with a woman named Lori led to this poem. She was at the library with her two daughters, who told me that they like scary stories. “I don’t!” said their mother. The Stranger: Lori The Word: Delicious The poem I wrote: To be eaten by bears. To fall into the river’s hungry mouth.…
The Word: Spiritual
My website is still in the process of getting rebuilt, so please hang onto your “Spiritual” poems and your “Red” ones. Today’s poem originated from my first conversation at Vox Poplar Typewriter at the Bown Crossing Library!, where I will be typing again this Sunday from 3-5. Here I’ve tried to bring the heart of…
The Word: Red
Before the poem, News x 2: First, my website is down due to a domain switch, so please save your “Red” poems and post next week. Second, for Sept-Oct, I will be Boise’s Bown Crossing Library! Writer in Residence, which means that certain Sundays (9/16, 3-5pm is the next one) I will be at the library…