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Knee Deep in Grass The blissful smile of a teenage girl in love. A kiss on the temple. The smell of her hair. Knee deep in grass no footprints just the imprint of bodies. A kiss on the temple. The smell of her hair w…
La Muerte de Carlos Fuentes I. Half a lifetime ago I met you. A brief elegant encounter with a man who could have been my grandfather. II. The news settles into my skin my bones. I find it a challenge to focus. My t…
Best. Neruda Poem. Ever. I think what I've been needing in my life is more Neruda. An inoculation, if you will. And today's dose opened my heart in a wonderful, wonderful way. The way you hope a poem will. Last night,…
Ninja Muse Strikes Again Now, ninja muse is different from my muse being on fire creatively. Ninja muse is stealthy. Ninja muse won't be ignored. Ninja muse gets me to write when I don't even want to (which has mor…
An Accidental Playwright Read the blog post I wrote for East LA Rep where I outline the how and why I moved from poetry to playwriting. It's kinda long. But, the first draft was longer. Yes, I tend to ramble. Enjoy! -…
Currently Re-Reading The Book of Questions by Pablo Neruda Hands down this is my favorite book of poetry. I love it. And I know that sounds like some sort of writer cliché to say, oh I love Pablo Neruda's poetry, bu…
My Favorite Lorca Quote On Theatre Over on Playground's blog I muse about my favorite Lorca quote: "A play is a poem standing up." Lorca looking mysterious and writerly I've often just thought of this quote in term…
I’ve Got Two Jobs Only one pays. You see, I have an MFA in Poetry and when I was in graduate school I knew that said degree wasn’t going to translate into a paying job. Are you kidding? You think playwrights have…
One Deadline Down... And one more to go. This morning I submitting Woman on Fire to Aurora's Global Age Project reading series competition. So cross those fingers out there. Just under deadline. Phew! Why did I wait '…
I'm Dead Tired So much to do and not enough sleep: Finish taking a look at Woman on Fire so I can submit it to the GAP.Figure out which poems to submit to Rattle.Vanguardia stuff, lots of Vanguardia stuffLook at my sce…