Tag: writing
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Tupelo Press 30/30: The Aftermath
It has been twenty-four days since I posted my last first draft on Tupelo Press’s 30/30 Project page for December. What a tight squeeze to draft a new poem per day throughout the holidays! This rapid-fire process helped my poetic peers and me gain noticeable momentum and insight during our writing marathon. For example, I…
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Under Pressure
A single Mason jar filled with green, undeveloped cherry tomatoes I picked before the first frost and pickled with dill sprigs steals my imagination as I look up at the kitchen soffit where it sits. For days, I have been caught in emergent expectations for what might be contained there—a storehouse of…
Poet Laureate of Virginia 