My poem (or maybe “doggerel” is the more fitting description), “Publish or Perish — A Prayer,” was published today in Witcraft, which is a literary magazine focused on humor and the lighter side (tagline: “Because not everything has to be serious”). Give it a read and let me know what you think.
Category: poetry
Friday Five: Q&A with poet Sage Ravenwood (and bonus poem)
‘Ghosts of our emotional discordance following us wherever we go.’
I first encountered the writings of Sage Ravenwood via one of her poems, “Lit Cigarette Summer.” It was published in Scavengers, a literary magazine of Querencia Press, and the opening lines — I wanted a clove cigarette so bad/I could taste it like a dying wish — hooked me immediately, like a nicotine habit. I knew right away that I had to read more from this writer.
Recently, her collection of poems, Everything That Hurt Us Becomes A Ghost, celebrated its one-year anniversary. In this week’s Friday Five, Sage discusses that collection, her philosophy on writing, and more. She also shares the poem, in its entirety, that inspired the book’s title.
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Andrew Careaga 