Andrea Gibson
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from “MAGA Hat in the Chemo Room”
by Andrea Gibson My politics aren’t my politics. My politics are my soul and I’m not going anywhere without my soul. And that guy’s politics aren’t his soul. I don’t think souls have machine gun collections. It’s not surprise that Andrea Gibson is one of my favorite poets. While I had already used one of Continue reading
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“Wellness Check”
by Andrea Gibson from You Better Be Lightning In any moment, on any given day, I can measure my wellness by this question: Is my attention on loving, or is my attention on who isn’t loving me? Continue reading
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National Poetry Month 2023
We’re doing something a little different for National Poetry Month. I noticed a lot of my pervious poetry posts become outdated when a YouTube video either gets removed or goes private. This year, I decided to make use of my Canva subscription to create pretty pictures with the poems embedded in them. This will also Continue reading
A. R. Ammons, Andrea Gibson, Bert Meyers, Brenna Twohy, Cassie Workman, César Leonardo de León, Charles Simic, Chiagoziem Jideofor, Danez Smith, Doc Luben, Ebony Stewart, Emma Bolden, Emmy Perez, Ire'ne Lara Silva, Jan Seale, Jonathan Galassi, José Antonio Rodríguez, Junious "Jay" Ward, Kate Baer, Lady Mariposa, Matt Mitchell, National Poetry Month, Pat Parker, Poetry, René Saldaña Jr., Sarah Kay, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Sienna Meadow Burnett, Tank and the Bangas, Veronica Sandoval, William J. Harris -
“Orlando” by Andrea Gibson
I don’t want to talk about Uvalde. I don’t want to talk about the thwarted Patriot Front riot. There are half-written, angry-sad posts talking about Uvalde in my drafts. And none of them will see the light of day. Because it’s no my tragedy to talk about. It’s not my story to share. It’s difficult Continue reading
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“The Year of No Grudges” by Andrea Gibson
No National Poetry Month celebration is complete without me forcing Andrea Gibson on to those around me. Their poetry speaks to the younger parts of me, and reminds me why I embarked in this medium in the first place – as a way to speak to my younger self, and in hopes to reach out Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 