2016, Archives, October 2016, The MFA Years

How Is Your Poem Useful to the World?

Photo Credit: Drew's Photo Shoots It felt like the first day of fall yesterday, a cool morning, on October 1. Fall improves my mood. The heat here in South Carolina can be unbearable. I am in my second year and instead of viewing time as slow and endless, it is speeding up. I came to… Continue reading How Is Your Poem Useful to the World?

2016, Archives, June 2016, The MFA Years

To Roadtripping and Year One Finally Finished

I've driven through 13 states since the last day of my first year of graduate school. I've been busy roadtripping and visiting friends and family this summer. One state my partner and I drove through was Wyoming. Though "Big Sky Country" is designated for Montana, I see why it could also apply to Wyoming. While… Continue reading To Roadtripping and Year One Finally Finished

2016, Archives, February 2016, The MFA Years

There Is No Winter Here and I’m Kind of Bummed About It

Image: Summer Skyes 11 I feel like I've been sleepwalking lately. Somnambulant. What a perfect word to describe this exact activity. The long “o” sounds. The way the “b” wants to bleed into the “l,” much like in “ambling.” Ambling leading to aimless. Aimless leading to wandering. Wandering. I was excited for the second semester,… Continue reading There Is No Winter Here and I’m Kind of Bummed About It