“Not even the tiniest incident of beauty slips past Laura Rodley's watchful eye. . . . ” This is a quote from Boston Literary Magazine Chapbook Review about Laura’s collection of poetry, Your Left Wheel is Coming Loose. I heartily concur. I first became familiar with Laura’s work when we both had work in Kiss Me Goodnight. Her poem “Addicted” is in Solace in So Many Words and she has let me publish "If I Had a Horse"on this website. Last week I put out a call for … [Read more...]
Laura Rodley, Donna Hilbert and a call for submissions here
Laura Rodley's chapbook Rappelling Blue Light, a Massachusetts Book Award nominee, won honorable mention for the New England Poetry Society Jean Pedrick Award. Her second chapbook Your Left Front Wheel is Coming Loose was also nominated for a Massachusetts Book Award and an L.L.Winship/Penn New England Award. Both these chapbook were published by Finishing Line Press. Past co-curator of Collected Poets Series and editor of As You Write It: A Franklin County Anthology, … [Read more...]
Other Beautiful Things by Laura Rodley
Other Beautiful Things the mist green color of melting snow the bronze yellow of hay overdone the inside pink of a primrose the white heart of a morning glory the light that beams within the caramel color of my dog’s eyes as the morning light shines through them the almost amber color of strong tea or malt whiskey the abalone shine inside a shell the amber light on the trees two evenings ago, first evening of daylight savings time, though it never saved … [Read more...]