Road Trips

So we packed our bags and headed to North Carolina. Along the way, we had a two day stay in quaint Saint Augustine. Kelly toured Flagler College, which she really liked. It was cool and breezy in NC. We spent nights on the porch looking at the lake and reading.Now I'm back home updating my tracker and polishing poetry while Kelly spends a few days at Atlantis. No acceptances lately--just rejections, so I need to get busy.

Summer Time

The response to the Kansas poem has been nice. Working with Corey and Robin from KU was a pleasure. I've been polishing some poems, but have not submitted any work in a few weeks. I have a ton of poems out there--just waiting to hear their status. The Father's Day WNCW mag was released-two of my students, Gordon and Mitch, had poetry in the edition. Hats off to the editor, Julie, and the boys. I've been reading a great deal, making up for lost time. Take care and keep writing...

Kansas University Poem

My Kansas University poem has posted at the KU site. You can use it as a background and you have two choices. Go to http://www.funstuff.ku.edu/backgrounds.shtml

and check it out!!!!

Slow, but Busy Week

The kids at school are preparing for exams. In poetry class, they all finished their Shakespeare Monkey submissions on conflict. Now they are revising their aquarium themed poems for Fuselit. I also submitted to both magazines-no word yet on either submission. I've been polishing my poem "Almost Saved by Gutsmuth's Bell". The whole burying a person while he or she is still alive rather creeps me out a bit. I ordered John Amen's new book and just received Thirst(by Mary Oliver) in the mail today. One rejection,Southern Humanities, came this week. Have you written poetry today?

Teaching Poetry

Teaching poetry to high school students, including my daughter, can be quite the challenge. Everyone wants to capitalize the first letter of the first word of each sentence. I always have a few ee. cummings and the rhyming can be atrocious. However, when the children's work is accepted for publication--all is well. Six kiddies will have poetry in Western North Carolina Woman magazine. The editors, Julie and Sandi, are absolute saints. The day after the letters of acceptance were sent--all the kiddies were hammering away on their key boards like woodpeckers on an oak tree. The school has agreed to a Poetry II class next year--I just pray that enough children sign up for the class... Any teachers out there with ideas for the students????If so, let me know