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~*megalopoet*~

poet. prophet. gardener. fishwife. jill of all trades; mistress of none: in no particular order.

About Me

Author of three chapbooks, including the forthcoming The 4th Stage of Grief from blossombones digital chapbbok series, an e-chapbook, Purview to Undoing, from Gold Wake Press and Recovering the Body, from dancing girl press .
I live with my husband, cats, dogs, chickens and garden on a trout farm in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Work is forthcoming in Taiga, Arsenic Lobster, Spooky Boyfriend and WOMB and has appeared in blossombones, Blue Fifth Review, Ectoplasmic Necropolis, tattoo highway, Poetry Midwest, Alba, eight octaves review, The CommonLine Project, elimae, Reimagining Place: Ecotone's blog, The Flask Review, Bent Pin Quarterly, Siren, Stirring, The Pedestal Magazine, Poems Niederngasse, Lily, 2River View and others. Also, my poem "Short List Keeping me from Heaven" is a Best of the Net 2008 nominee! And, my poem "Convolvulaceae:LOVE VINE" has recently been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Photography has appeared in Stirring, Digital Paper, and Lily.
My book reviews have appeared in Blue Fifth Review and Gently Read Literature.
Find me on the web and driving through the river gorge.
I am Innocence & Experience;
I am a Heaven in Hell's Despair;
a Hell in Heaven's Despite.
What British Romantic Poet are You? Your Result: You are William Blake!

Like Blake, you believe in the union of opposites: "Without Contraries, there is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence."


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You are George Gordon, Lord Byron!
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Definitely not the quiet type, you really don't keep a lot to yourself.
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My Interests

books, overdue liberry books, poetry, poetry books, swapping books, dancing girl press, getting my chapbook published, small presses, indie presses, poesy + music as the sister arts, lyrics, the romantics, the confessionals, the beats, creation myths, legends, yore, ago, antiquated language, latinate words, dictionaries, all the -isms, the rural life, rhode island reds, banty hens, o. mykiss, brookies, rainbows, browns, etymology, having enough rainfall, neatly bagged groceries, a good cabernet or syrah, the view from my porch, mirth, dirges, grammar, sophistication.

I'd like to meet:

more poets. myself, 10 years ago. my favorite bands and new ones. maybe you: esp. if you buy (or swap!) my chapbook! more small press heroes. more bibliophiles. more poets. more famous southern authors (yes, preferably live ones). more legends in their own minds. myself, 10 years from now.

Music:

the afghan whigs, twilight singers, natalie merchant, drive-by truckers, jason isbell, dinosaur jr., the lemonheads, roger miller, rem in the old days, barber, nick cave, luscious jackson, foo fighters, the cult, interpol, the donnas, chrissie hynde + the pretenders, the church's "under the milky way", the cure, anything 80s, stuck in the 90s, obscure 70s AM, ozark mountain daredevils' "jackie blue", areli-made cds, michi-made cds, kitchenwitch-mixxes.

Movies:

noir, indie, foreign, discriminating.

Television:

i only watch select seasons on dvd, or what the m-i-l sends taped. shamelessly addicted to burn notice & flight of the conchords.

Books:

i love all books equally; some are more equal than others.

Heroes:

mother, husband, infinity. small press DIY grrls. those who speak that we may know. seekers of knowledge.

My Blog

it is an honor just to be nominated

some very good news of late: j. michael wahlgren of gold wake press has nominated Convolvulaceae:LOVE VINE from Purview to Undoing for a Puschart Prize. a huge thanks to j michael for indulg...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:25:00 PST

tilt press selects chapbooks for publication

Dear Tilters, Thanks to all who submitted their manuscripts to our first open reading period and to those who have supported the press by purchasing a copy of Tilt, Literary Notes. We are so gratefu...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:49:00 PST

the 4th stage of grief

some very good news the other day: blossombones (the awesomebones)has selected the 4th stage of grief for their digital chapbook series this fall! also featured in the series will ...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:48:00 PST

taiga, arsenic lobster & spooky boyfriend

now, how's those for some journals, baby?! recent acceptances of late from the aforementioned. will linky when slinky.
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:40:00 PST

Tilt Press

so, um. . . it seems people know, so, um. . . the other news is that the incredibly talented, online-workshop queen, rachel mallino has asked me to co-edit to her founding of tilt press.&nbs...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:14:00 PST

Purview to Undoing--e-chapbook now available

um. sometimes things fall into my lap. and it stuns me, amazes me, humbles me. today is such the day.welcome to my e-chap, Purview to Undoing. yep, that's right. the wonderfully astute j. michael wahl...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:15:00 PST

blossombones summer 2008

check out 2 poems in the summer issue of blossombones i'm there along with kristy bowen, brandi homan, donora hilliard, juliet cook, brooklyn copeland, shanna germain, jaybe pupek, renae habenschuss, ...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:41:00 PST

Blue Fifth Review Contemporary Appalachia Spring Supplement

Check out the Contemporary Appalachia edition of the Spring Supplement of Blue Fifth Review in which I am a featured poet along with doris davenport, Morgan Richards, Jim Minick, Helen Losse, and...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Fri, 23 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

Ectoplasmic Necropolis & Gently Read Literature

new thingies for you to read!   *** the delightfully decadent juliet cook of blood pudding press has announced that ECTOPLASMIC NECROPOLIS is now available. go here http://www.bloodpuddingpress.e...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:00:00 PST

tattoo highway

http://tattoohighway.org/16/ncdcontest.html click to read my 2nd place photo contest poem, Gentianaceae.  ...
Posted by ~*megalopoet*~ on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:11:00 PST