The Dichotomy of Clouds A villanelle poem inspired by Quiara Alegría Hude’s play Water by the Spoonful, Natalie Colony, and Brian Haven. Special thank you to Emily Willemse for introducing me to the play, Professor Tom Schraeder for creating such a wonderful graduate class, and Ana Cruz for ...
Step Into the Ring | Poem
Picture a poem, make every word sing No room for fat, unlike your bestseller Discard trite phrases, step into the ring Take time to compose, maximize your string Shiver a bit, thoughts of your editor Picture a poem, make every word sing Drama they say, despite ...
Breaking News | Political Villanelle
Draw a line in the sand, keep them at bay The news is blundering, nothing to boast Tune out their racket, step forward today Continents apart, soldiers pass away Politicians gesture, like dry white toast Draw a line in the sand, keep them at bay Lethargic people ...