Blog Posts

  • Should everyone write poetry?

    It’s National Poetry Month! Lots of fun poetry news and discussion to share with you this month. I recently re-encountered an article from 2014: “Everybody Should Write Poetry” by Peggy Rosenthal. I had bookmarked it because I was drawn to the idea that “everyone needs to nestle down inside language to get to know its…

  • Poetry Ahoy! Upcoming Workshops

    National Poetry Month is still more than a month away, but I’m already in planning mode. (Meanwhile, did you know February is Library Lover’s Month? Go hug your favorite librarian!) I’m very pleased to announce that I’ll be leading three poetry workshops in April!  If you’re in the driving-distance-from-Boston area, I hope you’ll stop by…

  • Arisia 2016 Wrap-up

    So Arisia was a big, busy, beautiful mess of a weekend. I didn’t make it to all the panels I intended, I accidentally ended up in sessions that were awesome, and John Scalzi made me cry (in the good way). I am not going to even try to cover everything, but here are a few…

  • Poem: “Winter is a Dragon Day”

    I have loved the several recent days of deep bright blue that is a sky color you never see in a hazy summer, but I have a certain affection for the fierce slate days as well. Winter is a Dragon Day By Meg Winikates Gray clouds have teeth; their bite bloods my cheeks and my…

  • Looking forward to Arisia 2016

    For the last several years I’ve tried to make it to either Arisia or Boskone, to get a full weekend’s worth of geekery, inspiration, and writing research. Last year’s trip to Boskone got a little dicey thanks to the blizzard (1 of…14 or so, thanks, global warming). I’m keeping my fingers crossed for more beneficent…