Love Poetry… An Update From the Author: Early August 2021 5 Aug 2021 Dear Friends, Family, Fellow Authors, and Cherished Readers, So much has happened since my last update in Mid-May. I am pleased to announce that I was accepted into CUNY Graduate…
Poetry Update from the Author: Mid-May 2021 11 May 2021 Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues, and Beloved Readers, I am pleased to announce that I won first prize in the Jerome L. Schulman Memorial Poetry Contest for my poem, "the plague…
Poetry An Update from the Author: Early May 2021 4 May 2021 Dear Friends, Family, and Beloved Readers, I have some exciting news to relate! I recently won Second Prize in the Baruch COVID Diaries Essay Writing Contest 2021. Additionally, I am…
Poetry An Update from the Author: April 2021 15 Apr 2021 Dear Friends, Family, and Cherished Readers, I hope this update finds you well. I would like to share my latest publication. My poem, "Fireworks," was written on the morning of…
Poetry Quick Announcement 14 Jan 202115 Apr 2021 Hi, all. I hope 2021 is treating you well. I am going to be reading alongside two other Queens poets on Yara Arts Group's Facebook Live at 2 PM EST…
Poetry An Update from the Author: July 2020 23 Jul 202023 Jul 2020 Hello friends, family, fellow writers, and valued readers and followers of this blog, So much has happened since my last update in April 2020. Let me begin by…
on writing… Four More Tips for Beginner Poets 27 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 Welcome to the third in this series, Tips for Beginner Poets. You can find the previous two posts here and here. By now, you hopefully have implemented some of the…
on writing… Three More Tips for Beginner Poets 13 Apr 202010 Apr 2020 For Tips #1-5, please visit the previous post on my Five Tips for Beginner Poets. That post became so popular that I have decided to make it an ongoing series.…
Nature Poetry… Writing Prompt of the Week: Rain, Thunder & Weather 9 Apr 20209 Apr 2020 Welcome to the first edition of 'Writing Prompt of the Week!' This week's theme is 'Rain, Thunder, & Weather,' as inspired by the epic thunderstorm that just rolled over my…
on writing… 5 Tips for Beginner Poets 6 Apr 202010 Apr 2020 Tip #1: Read, read, and read some more!The quickest and easiest way to get better at writing is to read - for inspiration, to study style and form, to observe…