Bio...
My studio at Real Tinsel on Milwaukee's south side. The wall artwork was made by my amazing former studio mates: the mobile by Becca Kacanda and the painting by Rachel Horvath.
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Photo by Rachel Horvath.
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Basketball is my current obsession especially Pat Connaughton, the Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard. In fact, I dedicated my poetry collection Meticulous Ardor: Meditations On Basketball and the Milwaukee Bucks to him. Don't get me started on the man's talent, intelligence and kindness. Or better yet wait to read about him and the whole team and my basketball dalliances when the book is published.
Here's the resume stuff. After earning a degree in English (and communication with a minor in journalism), the few poems I slipped into my journalistic portfolio actually nabbed me my first professional writing job -- as a scriptwriter. After a long career as a journalist, public relations executive, educator (I earned a Master's in Adult Education), small business owner, community builder and a small-time developer, I rededicated myself to poetry. More than 50 of my poems have been published in a variety of literary journals including: Blast Furnace, NPR’s Tell Me More blog, Sheltering with Poems, Poised In Flight: An Anthology, Lantern Journal, The New Poet, Midwest Quarterly, Midwest Prairie Review, Reed, Xanadu and Verse Wisconsin. Awards include the following:
* A collection of five poems won Honorable Mention with the Council of Wisconsin Writers' 2022 Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award.
* "My First Orgasm" won second place in the 2021 Wisconsin Fellowship of Poetry Triad Contest.
* "On Shawano Lake," won first prize at the Writers' Institute of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
* "American Mother" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
* "Barkeep's Morning" received an honorable mention from the Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring Contest.
When I need a break from writing, I stitch fiber art using words, paper, fabric and other detritus. My work has been exhibited and sold at many regional art galleries.
After living in New York City and Kansas City, I settled in Milwaukee more than 30 years ago where I write full-time, plan travel adventures and obsess over the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers as well as the Bucks.
Here's the resume stuff. After earning a degree in English (and communication with a minor in journalism), the few poems I slipped into my journalistic portfolio actually nabbed me my first professional writing job -- as a scriptwriter. After a long career as a journalist, public relations executive, educator (I earned a Master's in Adult Education), small business owner, community builder and a small-time developer, I rededicated myself to poetry. More than 50 of my poems have been published in a variety of literary journals including: Blast Furnace, NPR’s Tell Me More blog, Sheltering with Poems, Poised In Flight: An Anthology, Lantern Journal, The New Poet, Midwest Quarterly, Midwest Prairie Review, Reed, Xanadu and Verse Wisconsin. Awards include the following:
* A collection of five poems won Honorable Mention with the Council of Wisconsin Writers' 2022 Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award.
* "My First Orgasm" won second place in the 2021 Wisconsin Fellowship of Poetry Triad Contest.
* "On Shawano Lake," won first prize at the Writers' Institute of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
* "American Mother" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
* "Barkeep's Morning" received an honorable mention from the Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring Contest.
When I need a break from writing, I stitch fiber art using words, paper, fabric and other detritus. My work has been exhibited and sold at many regional art galleries.
After living in New York City and Kansas City, I settled in Milwaukee more than 30 years ago where I write full-time, plan travel adventures and obsess over the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers as well as the Bucks.
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One Other Thing...
I love fashion. Selecting outfits in the morning to collaborate with my mood delights me. Color. Sparkles. Chiffon. Sometimes black. As long as I can ride my bike in it. On the left, Sequin Saturday. On the right, Monday Beads and Bows. |
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