Oy. What to say? I’m still thinking about the slaughter in Las Vegas. And our country’s lack of response to gun violence. One thing I plan to do is continue to support the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Now for news. First off, I want to express my sadness at learning Susan Elbe passed away. We both had work in Kiss Me Goodnight so I met her that way, but I was also her FB friend and I enjoyed her posts and poems. An obituary is linked here. Also, I want … [Read more...]
Susan Elbe
I first became familiar with the poetry of Susan Elbe through Kiss Me Goodnight (Syren Book Company) because we both had work in this anthology of writing by women who were girls when their mothers died. Her poems in that book are: "My Mother Isn't Dead" and "At Mother's Bedside." Now we are Facebook friends, and I enjoy her posts whether they are updates on the eagles' nest in Decorah, Iowa or more writerly items. This Father's Day she posted "I Fly to My Father in Late … [Read more...]