Published online and audio available on “The Quarry” at Split This Rock https://www.splitthisrock.org/poetry-database/poem/tonight-rebellious-resistance

To the Non-Disabled White Grrrl with the Frida Kahlo Altar in the Living Room Grrrl, if you’re going to gush to me about Frida, you better be prepared with an intimate knowledge of nightmares Those many things in life beyond your control and know them well enough to call their name You better have experience […]

Seeker in the Borderlands By Naomi Ortiz Format: Written and Audio recording – https://blogthisrock.blogspot.com/2020/09/poems-of-persistence-solidarity-Naomi-ortiz.html?m=1 Content Notice: Migration, border crossing, PTSD, intergenerational/inherited trauma, state violence

Asked by The Poetry Question, “What are your top 5 poetry book recommendations and why?” Check out my answer on The Poetry Question #TPQ5  

A poetry reading in Tucson that was scheduled in-person, has been moved on-line, and you are welcome to join! Thursday, March 19th 7:30-9:30 Pacific Time (For the night people on the East coast, 10:30-12:30. Sorry, since this was an event which was moved on-line, the timing is late for ET.) For the poetry reading/open mic […]

My house is being encircled by machines of war The sky above my neighborhood their playground A threat, not overseas, but a few miles from here This invisible line drawn through the desert sand Lines drawn up in defense of a side We are supposed to pick a side On this line, they have built […]

“What the Ancestors Want Us To See” If we could remember from before _________our first baby breath or _________our first love-seeking scream We could remember all the ways love Permeates the atmosphere ______________________________Flooding through the silence ____________________A gift in every second “Time – what a funny concept” The ancestors whisper So much effort and energy […]

Part of self-care is examining the gifts we receive in the experience of who we are. Even with parts that we may not have to choice claim, that are thrust upon us, we learn these gifts as we go. Have you ever written a letter to a part of yourself that you’re not sure you […]