August - 2020 4/4

Day 7 on Day 8: The Daughters of Discordia by Suzanne Owens

Hot damn intense. The proem "The Banishment" sets up metaphor for women being blamed/ subjugated/ misunderstood. Discordia was...

Bueller. Bueller.

Yes, I took a day off. And yes, I'm coordinating with friends to watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off today over several countries. I've got...

Day 6: "Thornwork," by Ruth Baumann

I have been trying to conceptualize trauma and survival, and how one finds their path through the briar. The cover, of course, had...

Sealey Challenge Day Five: "Mouth Full of Seeds" by Marcela Sulak

Mouth Full of Seeds is conversational, feels confessional (though I'm not one to assume), and has great use of persona. The voice is spot...

Sealey Challenge Day Four: "Slow Lightning" Eduardo C. Corral

For those keeping score--yes, this is day five. I will have another post. Connectivity was so bad that I did not even bother last night....

For beneath the surface... the future lies.

A bit of a "now for something completely different!" For those of you who know--or don't I am a huge 90s (sometimes 80s) TV nerd....

Day 3: Kyrie (poems) by Ellen Bryant

I am cheating a bit. Yesterday I missed my deadline of midnight by one minute! Today, I am re-reading the poem cycle that launched my...

Day 2 of the Sealey Challenge: "Word Magic, by Abena Walker

Walker amazes with her narratives. She tells stories that feel personal whether they really are odes to (Mother, Father, Sister...) or...

Day 1 Sealey Challenge: Fragile Things: Short Fiction and Wonders--that's right--by Neil Gaiman

So yes, after talking smack, I thought I'd break the rules. Neil Gaiman's "wonders" are poetry with a twist. I'm going to just give you a...

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