Poetry and About Poetry

“Perhaps there have always been people who took up writing poems just so they could talk about themselves, but self-indulgent poetry almost always disappears in time, a victim of its own failure to engage the needs and interests of others. It takes a grateful audience to keep a poem alive. Expression of feeling in poetry ought to be measured against the reader’s tolerance for such expression.” – Ted Kooser

“Perhaps there have always been people who took up writing poems just so they could talk about themselves, but self-indulgent poetry almost always disappears in time, a victim of its own failure to engage the needs and interests of others. It takes a grateful audience to keep a poem alive. Expression of feeling in poetry ought to be measured against the reader’s tolerance for such expression.” – Ted Kooser

“Perhaps there have always been people who took up writing poems just so they could talk about themselves, but self-indulgent poetry almost always disappears in time, a victim of its own failure to engage the needs and interests of others. It takes a grateful audience to keep a poem alive. Expression of feeling in poetry ought to be measured against the reader’s tolerance for such expression.” – Ted Kooser

IO Literary Journal has accepted my poem “Under a Belgian Sky” for publication in their next issue. This poem derives from my mother’s memories of her brother, Tom, who died when his B-17 went down and is buried in Belgium.

IO Literary Journal has accepted my poem “Under a Belgian Sky” for publication in their next issue. This poem derives from my mother’s memories of her brother, Tom, who died when his B-17 went down and is buried in Belgium.

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” will be printed in From the Depths in the Fall Issue published by Haunted Waters Press.

IO Literary Journal has accepted my poem “Under a Belgian Sky” for publication in their next issue. This poem derives from my mother’s memories of her brother, Tom, who died when his B-17 went down and is buried in Belgium.

IO Literary Journal has accepted my poem "Under a Belgian Sky" for publication in their next issue. This poem derives from my mother's memories of her brother, Tom, who died when his B-17 went down and is buried in Belgium.

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” will be printed in From the Depths in the Fall Issue published by Haunted Waters Press.

My poem “Climbing the Red Dog Road” will be printed in From the Depths in the Fall Issue published by Haunted Waters Press.

My poem "Climbing the Red Dog Road" will be printed in From the Depths in the Fall Issue published by Haunted Waters Press.

Walloon Writers Review will publish 3 of my poems in their upcoming fifth edition. All three poems, “Superior Night;”  “Dawn beside Black Lake;” and “Two-Hearted,” use upper Michigan in theme and imagery. Thank you Editor Jennifer Huder

Walloon Writers Review will publish 3 of my poems in their upcoming fifth edition. All three poems, “Superior Night;”  “Dawn beside Black Lake;” and “Two-Hearted,” use upper Michigan in theme and imagery. Thank you Editor Jennifer Huder

Walloon Writers Review will publish 3 of my poems in their upcoming fifth edition. All three poems, “Superior Night;”  “Dawn beside Black Lake;” and “Two-Hearted,” use upper Michigan in theme and imagery. Thank you Editor Jennifer Huder

Walloon Writers Review will publish 3 of my poems in their upcoming fifth edition. All three poems, "Superior Night;"  "Dawn beside Black Lake;" and "Two-Hearted," use upper Michigan in theme and imagery. Thank you Editor Jennifer Huder

“The aim of poetry and the poet is finally to be of service, to ply the effort of the individual into the larger work of the community as a whole.” Seamus Heaney

“The aim of poetry and the poet is finally to be of service, to ply the effort of the individual into the larger work of the community as a whole.” Seamus Heaney

“The aim of poetry and the poet is finally to be of service, to ply the effort of the individual into the larger work of the community as a whole.” Seamus Heaney

With influences from Latin, Greek, and many other languages, English pronunciation isn’t easy. Here are some tricky words people often get wrong. — Read on www.thoughtco.com/hard-to-pronounce-words-4156950

With influences from Latin, Greek, and many other languages, English pronunciation isn’t easy. Here are some tricky words people often get wrong. — Read on www.thoughtco.com/hard-to-pronounce-words-4156950

With influences from Latin, Greek, and many other languages, English pronunciation isn’t easy. Here are some tricky words people often get wrong. — Read on www.thoughtco.com/hard-to-pronounce-words-4156950

The Summer issue of Poetry Quarterly including 2 of my poems is available now from their bookstore .

The Summer issue of Poetry Quarterly including 2 of my poems is available now from their bookstore .

The Summer issue of Poetry Quarterly including 2 of my poems is available now from their bookstore .

The Summer issue of Poetry Quarterly including 2 of my poems is available now from their bookstore .

The Poetry Society of Virginia North Central Region & Germanna Community College will cohost an Evening of Poetry on Oct. 24. Go HERE for details.

The Poetry Society of Virginia North Central Region & Germanna Community College will cohost an Evening of Poetry on Oct. 24. Go HERE for details.

The Poetry Society of Virginia North Central Region & Germanna Community College will cohost an Evening of Poetry on Oct. 24. Go HERE for details.

The Poetry Society of Virginia North Central Region & Germanna Community College will cohost an Evening of Poetry on Oct. 24. Go HERE for details.