Red Wine Spills —L. Ash Williams I am hovering over this rug with a hair dryer on high in my hand I have finally, inevitably, spilled red wine on this impractically white housewarming hand-me-down from my cousin, who clearly, and incorrectly, thought this was a good idea With the help of a little panic, sparkling […]
Today I saw yet another post on Tumblr with a link to a site with “Free PDFs of Witchy Books!”, which had over 93,000 notes (likes and reblogs, for those not familiar with Tumblr speak). Many of the books on this list are still in print, and the publishers are fairly vigorous about enforcing copyright […]
“Stories like yours and worse than yours are all around, and your suffering won’t mark you out as special, though your response to it might.” —Rebecca Solnit, The Faraway Nearby Your brokenness does not make you special. Your brokenness is something that happened to you, but it is not the only thing that determines who […]
Forgetfulness ~ Alfonsina Storni Translated by Marion Freeman and Mary Crow Lydia Rosa: today is Tuesday and it’s cold. In your gray stone house, you sleep at the edge Of the city. Do you still hang onto your lovesick heart Now that you’ve died of love? I’ll tell you what’s happening. The man you adored, […]
For my US-based poets: The Academy of American Poets First Book Award is a $5,000 first-book publication prize. The winning manuscript, chosen by an acclaimed poet, is published by Graywolf Press, a leading independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of contemporary American and international literature. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid six-week […]
