Monday 31 August She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in Her first book of poetry entitled she: robed and wordless was published in Press Sunday 30 August The Art of Falling.
Come off a horse enough times,. The horse spooks at a leaf, knocking. Relax , you say to the lobster,. Relax, you say to a friend,. You say it to yourself,. But when your mother sinks. Blah, blah, blah, she mouths,. Her most recent book of poems is Take This Spoon. She lives in Aiken, South Carolina, and is a three-day event rider.
Saturday 29 August When I retire and move to Florida. Geez almighty, do we have the life or what? Whatta meal, I have to tell ya. That cup of soup, I mean,. You believe it? Was outta this world, let me tell ya,. I mean, what the hellβit was an accident.
Just close the damn door. Her poetry and prose have appeared in numerous journals online and in print, and in several anthologies. Arra is a native of the Hudson Valley in upstate New York, where she teaches part-time and facilitates local writing groups. Find her at www. Friday 28 August After Divorce. Capes, masks, and superheroes. Thursday 27 August Say Her Name. Black Lives Matter,. George Floyd was murdered at the hands of police,. Floyd is the latest of too many Black boys and men killed.
But lest we forget, Black women suffer too:. They too die at the hands of the police,. Danette Daniels ,. LaTanya Haggerty ,. Kendra James ,. Kathryn Johnson ,. Shelly Frey ,. Shantell Davis ,. Malissa Williams ,. Miriam Carey ,. Gabriella Nevarez ,.
