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Salt and Bone by Sherri Harvey

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Writer’s Idea Box: beliefs

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Writer’s Idea Box: when i think of…

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New poem on TPA Quarterly

collage of a pocket from a vintage pair of blue jeans
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Rod Carlos Rodriguez Prize for Poetry: pockets!

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little mercies, d. ellis phelps

little mercies, d. ellis phelps

Have you submitted your poem on the theme of “pockets” to the Rod Carlos Rodriguez poetry contest? Deadline Aug. 1. Here’s a sample “pocket” poem for your consideration. little mercies ~d. ellis phelps a pocket lined with wool for a cold cold hand a pocket full of change for the hungry traveler a pocket turned […]

Salt and Bone by Sherri Harvey

Salt and Bone by Sherri Harvey

I traveled through Benin and Togo, West Africa to learn about the enduring legacies of the transatlantic slave trade, the spiritual traditions of Vodoo, and the complicated history of colonization. I stood at the Door of No Return in Ouidah, walked the roads where enslaved people once took their final steps toward the sea, and […]

solo trip, d. ellis phelps

solo trip, d. ellis phelps

Have you submitted your poem on the theme of “pockets” to the Rod Carlos Rodriguez poetry contest? Deadline Aug. 1. Here’s a sample “pocket” poem for your consideration. solo trip at the airporti pat my pocketbefore i stand—arms in the airin front of the x-raymachine that will seethrough me i must consent to thisintrusion or […]

Writer’s Idea Box: beliefs

When you hear that voice in your head saying “Do this!” or “Don’t do that,” who’s speaking? Usually, for me, it’s one of my parents or maybe a teacher, maybe a guru. Sometimes, it’s my inner child, still trying to run the show. Navigating the thought-world can be complex, especially when it comes to deciding […]

Writer’s Idea Box: trimerics

If you like playing with words just for fun, this is the exercise for you! Trimerics are verses written in a certain form and using the repetition of lines within the poem to create a kind of litany or song poem (my definition). In this writing exercise, I ask writers to think of a relationship […]

Writer’s Idea Box: when i think of…

Writer’s Idea Box: when i think of…

You know how it happens. When you think of a certain person, say your mom for example, there are memories that surface that are particular to her. In the case of my mom, I think of the way she used to rub her back on the door jamb after a long day at her desk […]

New poem on TPA Quarterly

New poem on TPA Quarterly

How to write camouflaged poems of dissent was the topic of a recent workshop I attended with Editor, Laurence Musgrove of Texas Poetry Assignment Quarterly. I chose to use what he calls an “environmental shell” as my camouflage so that the poem reads at first like a nature poem. But, read metaphorically, is indeed a […]

Rod Carlos Rodriguez Prize for Poetry: pockets!

Rod Carlos Rodriguez Prize for Poetry: pockets!

Celebrating National Poetry Month 2026 fws offers its inaugural poetry contest, the Rod Carlos Rodriguez Prize for Poetry! Deadline: August 1, 2026. Judge Rod Carlos Rodriguez, renowned San Antonio poet and Assistant Professor in the Writing Program at the University of Texas, San Antonio, will award three prizes for the best poems on the theme […]

Interview with photographer Esther van Overbeek

Interview with photographer Esther van Overbeek

You may recognize this image as the cover image of my newest collection of poetry, book of common breath. Isn’t it simply stunning? I am indebted to Netherlands photographer Esther van Overbeek who agreed to let me use the image. Thank you, Esther!!!!! Another of her images graces the cover of purifying wind (out of […]

book of common breath, d. ellis phelps

book of common breath, d. ellis phelps

My newest collection of poems is out! Thanks to Kelsay Books for their continued support, as this is the third collection of mine they have published. They are a dream with which to work, always producing a beautiful book. I highly recommend Karen and her team to you. I am indebted also, to Esther Van […]

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