An Interview with Poet Tina Mozelle Braziel
We talk about her book, Known by Salt, over at The Drunken Odyssey. (Photo courtesy of Bang Images.)
Category: Inspiration
A Kiss Risks a Prince: Recent Reading
Known by Salt: Tina Mozelle BrazielA fantastic debut by an Alabama writer. I won’t say much here as I’m in the process of getting my thoughts in order for an…
Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the Party Zone: Recent Viewing
When Kanopy sent an email celebrating their Joel Potrykus collection it didn’t mean anything to me until I scrolled down far enough to see that he had made a favorite…
My Earliest Poetry Experiences + An Exercise + A Poem
Shel Silverstein wrote the first poems I remember reading and they were frequently silly, but it was a silliness that kept me reading all of his work, some of which,…
Verbing Nicias and Other Sundry from Plutarch’s Lives
In the ancient world, being a fierce warrior wasn’t enough. Nicias was known as a strong soldier, but a careful general, which was not smiled upon at the time. In…
Little Billboards #6
Sometimes I can’t tellif she’s eating yogurt ortubes of clown makeup.
Little Billboards #9
Her hand cups the rain,while my ears cup her laughter.Then–daylight thunder.
Omit Heedless Words: The Elements of Style According to Emma Woodhouse
Pride and Prejudice has been a favorite novel since college. I found it a difficult, rewarding book. I found the prose difficult initially, but I kept reading because I enjoyed…
