Rewrites: February 2024

Each month I post an update called Rewrites on what I'm up to and content I would like to share with you. Most of the links on this post are informational, but a few are affiliate links to help maintain this website.

​Publications: 

• 1 of my haiku was published in Wales Haiku Journal, Winter 2023/2024.

hunter's moon
the spider spins
a new home

• 1 of my haiku was published in Mayfly, Issue 76, Winter2024.

snowy owl
​looking forward
looking back
 

• 1 of my haiku was published in Modern Haiku, Volume 55.1, Winter Spring 2024.

coming into her own mayfly 

• 1 of my haiku was published on the Poetry Pea Podcast, S7E9.

crocus blossoms
today is my new 
favorite day 
                             

• 1 of my haiku was published on the Poetry Pea Podcast, S7E9.

the sidewalk poet
trading words for food
hungry moon 

Kansas City Downtown Public Library

Books I Finished in This Month: 
Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher 
Why Does Patriarchy Persist? by Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider 
​World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatiathil ​​

Attended: 

• Joy Harjo: A Conversation with the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate at Town Hall Seattle, Tuesday February 27th, 2024 at 7:30pm 

Kansas City, Missouri

Haiku: 

a cicada shell
it sang itself
    utterly away

Bashō 

Poem: 

The Secret Sits
by Robert Frost 

We dance round a ring and suppose, 
But the secret sits in the middle and knows.

Book Cover: 

World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathiil

Writing Encouragement: 
Like a plant needs sun, soil, and water to grow, writing also needs the right conditions: time, space, and focus. 

Quote From a Writer:
"You cannot be judging yourself as you write the first draft—you want to harness that unexpected energy, and you don’t want to limit the possibilities of exploration. You don’t know what you’re writing until it’s done." - Jane Smiley ​