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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Happy to be included in Ibbetson Street #53

I've lost count of the incredible amount of times I've been blessed to have appeared in Ibbetson Street. Somewhere in the blog I've listed it, but today I'm just going to express gratitude to Doug Holder and Harris Gardner who fill up journal twice annually.

In this issue Michael Ansara, Richard Hoffman, Kathleen Aguero, Denise Provost, Ted Kooser, Jennifer Barber, Marge Piercy, Laura Cherry, Chad Parenteau, David Miller, Lawrence Kessenich, Danielle Legros George,Carla Schwartz, Zvi Sesling, Dennis Daley and more ...

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The published poem is titled, "Recipe Stupid Men Use to Capture Women." I've made it no secret that I disapprove up the tricks men use in regards to other men and in regards to women in order to court them. I believe I've used the word "hate" often. So to the person I observed doing everything I wrote in this poem...fuck that guy.

Please support the jouranl b y considering a purchase. It is beautiful, and the Media Mail costs alone can put any journal in the red.

Fuck that guy too.

Monday, October 5, 2020

What happens when you've been nominated for 16 Pushcart Prizes (without winning)?

You are extremely grateful when Muddy River Poetry Review nominates you for your 17th. The poem When You Have this Connection (published April 2020) was given the honor by Editor Zvi Sesling. The great thing about Pushcart nominations is that there are no "do me a favor and vote on-line for me" moments. The poem can be found HERE

Fingers crossed, as one can never assume there will be an 18th.

Congratulations to the other poets for being Muddy River Poetry Review’s Pushcart Prize nominees. I hope you win:

Eileen R. Tabios — Cigar Puffs

Marge Piercy — How I Bury

Taylor Graham — The Alpha Fire

bg Thurston — Lineage

Gloria Mindock — Deeply

Oh, and, by the way, besides 17 nominations, 17 is a pretty cool number. Look at all the 17 things shown below...Thanks Google!

There have been 16 others, and I've posted about some of them.

Here's One

Here's Another

A Third post

There are no posts or links about actually winning a Pushcart.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Five Poems in the Fall 2017 Issue of Muddy Water Poetry Review

Brookline was known as the hamlet of Muddy River (a river which today makes up part of the Brookline-Boston border) and was considered a part of Boston until the Town of Brookline was independently incorporated in 1705. Its name is derived from the brooks that created the town lines with the former towns of Brighton and Roxbury, which are both now parts of Boston.

Poet Zvi Sesling is the poet laureate of Brookline, Ma and editor of the Muddy River Poetry Review. See how it all connects? Anyway, he asked me to be one of the features for their Fall Issue and included are five of my poems

Day One: The Day After
(the dope is that it's about a relapse)

Red Barn
(the dope is that it's about the dope we call President)

Bringing a Monkey to Work
(the dope is that it's about employment in general, and bringing your "pets" to work)

The Truth About Pastels
(the dope is that it's about the color of people's skin)

Still there Are Boxes
(the dope is that it's about a lover moving out)

Also in this issue are

Barbara Helfgott Hyett -- Feature