Poet

October 7, 2025

Distortion on TV

There’s a post I have sat on for a few months now. A post that I am not sure if I should write. It started back when we lost Andrea Gibson, one of my favorite poets. The shock that I felt when I read the news. The way my emotions boiled. It was as if Continue reading

Doldrums

Andrea Gibson, Current Events, Poem, poems, Poet, Poetry, Politics, Writing
April 20, 2021

“Grace” by Joy Harjo

Learned about Joy Harjo the same way I learned about most of the poets I read in my twenties – through my creative writing class. So for the twentieth poem, I have chosen “Grace” by Joy Harjo. Please enjoy. More Joy Harjo Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems How We Became Human: New and Selected Continue reading

Poetry Break

Grace, Joy Harjo, National Poetry Month, Poet, Poetry

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A student of the Mexican American Studies and the Gender & Women Studies graduate programs. I dabble in fiction and poetry writing, book reviews, and commentary. I am a library assistant in the special collections and archives department, where I maintain and preserve our photograph and rare book collections.

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Chapin City Blues is a collection of thoughts, writings, and book/film/music reviews. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are all my own.

Poet

Distortion on TV

“Grace” by Joy Harjo