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A Little Bit About Puzzle Pieces: New Poetry by Post

A Little Bit About Puzzle Pieces: New Poetry by...

Not too long ago, I took two semesters of poetry workshops under Dr. Robert A. Fink. Each week, every student in the class was given a stack of poems the...

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A Little Bit About Puzzle Pieces: New Poetry by...

Not too long ago, I took two semesters of poetry workshops under Dr. Robert A. Fink. Each week, every student in the class was given a stack of poems the...

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Flourish: A Spencerian Definition

Flourish: A Spencerian Definition

The following poem was written specifically for the Summer 2019 issue of Cultivating and first published there in June 2019. The enchanting photograph was taken by Debby Hudson and made available...

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Flourish: A Spencerian Definition

The following poem was written specifically for the Summer 2019 issue of Cultivating and first published there in June 2019. The enchanting photograph was taken by Debby Hudson and made available...

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Why We Need Dismal Poems About Death and Maggots

Why We Need Dismal Poems About Death and Maggots

All the beauty in the world is no compensation for the ending of love, Edna St. Vincent Millay argues in her brief and bitter poem, "Spring," Yes, there are flowers...

Why We Need Dismal Poems About Death and Maggots

All the beauty in the world is no compensation for the ending of love, Edna St. Vincent Millay argues in her brief and bitter poem, "Spring," Yes, there are flowers...

A Few Words on Courage and the Cultivating Project

A Few Words on Courage and the Cultivating Project

I'm excited to announce that I've recently joined a team of wonderful writers, thinkers and artists over at The Cultivating Project. The purpose of this community is to provide a...

A Few Words on Courage and the Cultivating Project

I'm excited to announce that I've recently joined a team of wonderful writers, thinkers and artists over at The Cultivating Project. The purpose of this community is to provide a...

A Poem For Post-Christmas

A Poem For Post-Christmas

This year, I spent Christmas in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex and in all honesty, it was hard. It was sweet that Alex and I finally got to spend our...

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A Poem For Post-Christmas

This year, I spent Christmas in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex and in all honesty, it was hard. It was sweet that Alex and I finally got to spend our...

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Growing Up With Tennyson: How The Text Takes Us Higher

Growing Up With Tennyson: How The Text Takes Us...

When I was twelve, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon in the legendary bookshops of the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. For £5, I purchased an ancient copy of Alfred...

Growing Up With Tennyson: How The Text Takes Us...

When I was twelve, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon in the legendary bookshops of the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. For £5, I purchased an ancient copy of Alfred...