Word Chaser @ Cafe Racer: February, Welcome Spring!

Join us at February’s Word Chaser!! Nadine Antoinette Maestas Jason Kirk with musician Ryan Tranum     Julene’s News Mad Swirl published my poem “First Concert,” the second poem I wrote about this particular experience. The other is in the Poeming Pigeon series, focused on Music.  Voices On the Wind published two …

2018 Writing Review!! Happy New Year!

                Happy New Year! From my yearly taking stock of my writing, 2018 was a very busy year, especially for my book, truth be bold—Serenading Life & Death in the Age of AIDS, and also for submitting poems, writing new work and expanding …

Poeming Pigeon “In The News”—Portland Bound!!

I’m thrilled to have a second poem accepted for this new issue of The Poeming Pigeon, themed on “In The News!” The book launch celebration is on Saturday, September 15th, and I’ll read my poem, “Swept Under the Rug.” The Pond House (at The Ledding Library) 2215 SE Harrison Street, Milwaukie, OR …

Summer in the City: Fire & Poems

        It’s a hot summer in Seattle. So many fires. Lava exploding in Hawaii. We have the drift of ash in our air. Seattle never used to be so hot in the summer. I’ve lived here since 1989. I used a down comforter through the summer, maybe a few nights in August …