For Florenz: “At Fifty” by Jack Ridl
At Fifty from Losing Season Coach hurls the ball against the garage door,grabs it on the rebound. He’s missed tenin a row. He steps to the line, bouncesthe ball twice, hard,... Read More
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For Florenz: “Yes” by Catherine Doty
from Momentum Yes It’s about the bloodbanging in the body,and the brainlolling in its bedlike a happy baby.At your touch, the nerve,that volatile spook tree,vibrates. The lungstake up their workwith a... Read More
For Florenz: “Misconceptions of Childhood” by Celia Bland
I send along this poem because I remember that Florenz liked it — she thought it, I believe, rather mordantly funny, and asked me if Bernini’s orgiastic depiction of St.... Read More
The Writer’s Janus: On Inspiration and Process
Credit: Loudon dodd The Writer’s Janus: On Inspiration and Process By Brent Newsom In the writer’s life—or in this writer’s life, at least—inspiration and process are names for the two... Read More
For Florenz: “Overcast October First” by Wanda S. Praisner
Always with warmth and grace, Florenz guided my work from manuscript to print to delivery. I was sorry I never met her, never had a chance to say hello–or good-bye.... Read More
ADA Awareness Month: Joan Seliger Sidney
Although I first met Joan Seliger Sidney at a gathering of CavanKerry Press authors, I didn’t really meet her until I read Body of Diminishing Motion, her powerful collection of poetry and prose which... Read More
For Florenz: “Bathing in Your Brother’s Bathwater” by Nin Andrews
I never met Florenz in person, but I always looked forward to her emails. Always kind and encouraging, she offered such great comments and insights.  Even over the internet, she... Read More
Nin Andrews interviews Annie Boutelle
NIN ANDREWSThis is such a beautiful book (How They Fell).  I’m not sure how to begin, so I guess I’ll start with the beginning, or the opening poem, in which... Read More