OFFICIAL BLOG RENEWAL POST002-1015
In 2004 the death of my beloved child prompted me to look deeply at my life and how I could live truer to my self from the point of Adam’s death onward. What meant the most to me beyond my own and my family’s health and well-being was to be the writer [...]
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Living Truer To My Self
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Cajun, Creativity, Death, Death of a Child, Health, Literary Journals, Literature, Mother, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Body, Cajun, Creative Writing, Creativity, Death, Death of a Child, Family, Health, Life, Literature, Louisiana, Louisiana Arts, Louisiana Poets, Love, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poetry Readings, Poets, Publishing, Self, Southern Literature, The Arts, The South, The Writing Life, Women, Women Poets, Women Writers, Women's Issues, Writers, Writing, Writing Life on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nominated!
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Books, Cajun, Creativity, Death, Death of a Child, Family, Language, Literary Journals, Literature, Louisiana, Love, Mother, Poetry, Poets, Publishing, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Clare's Publications, Louisiana Poets, Poetry, Poets, Publishing on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My poem “Ice to Water” has been nominated by The Dead Mule for Best New Poets 2009!!!
Thanks to Helen and the editors at The Dead Mule for the recognition and support. This is such a joy–I’m very honored.
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
Best New Poets
5 Years
Posted in Death, Death of a Child, Family, Love, Mother, Self, tagged Death, Death of a Child on March 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It is five years today that Adam (my son) passed away. It’s hard to imagine that length of time has passed, and that I was pregnant with him 25 years ago.
New Woman, New World
Posted in Acadiana, Art, Artists, Bipolar Disease, Cajun, Creativity, Death, Death of a Child, Death of a Parent, Family, Father, Friendship, Health, Language, Literature, Louisiana, Love, Marriage, Mother, Poetry, Poets, Self, The Writing Life, Writers, tagged Bipolar Disease, Cajun, Louisiana, Mental Illness, Mental Wellness, Poetry, Poets, Self, Women Writers, Writers on November 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I am standing on a mountaintop of GOOD.
Last night was my first “feature” as a poet. It was an incredible night for me because I had my family and friends with me to share in a moment that was long-awaited (considering I have been writing for more than 20 years) hoped-for and that at one point seemed [...]
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