It's been weeks since my last blog post. A lot happened in the Fall of 2016. The harvest lasted until the end of November, which seemed to be endless hours standing over pots of boiling water. The dining room table withstood the weight of jars upon jars of tomato sauce, strawberry, plum, raspberry, and "Blazberry"preserves, salsa, salsa verde, pickles, and more.
Here is canning evidence of what was keeping me away from this blog:
In late October, I had the opportunity to go to the North Country SUNY Potsdam to promote my newest poetry collection Small Worlds Floating (Cherry Grove Collections, August 2016) as well as offering an Ekphrastic poetry workshop. Earlier in September, I read at Writers and Books, and at Your Quiet Eyes Bookstore; and then in early November, I had the best time reading at CFI literary Cafe hosted by Poet Jennifer Campbell. I am very grateful to those who attended these readings and bought my book. I am fortunate to live in a strong and supportive literary community.
Small Worlds Floating has received some buzz in thumbnail reviews: