Category Archives: Notes on the Poetry Selections
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentJune 21, 2020 by The Citron Review
Summer 2020 is a tumultuous time in our nation’s history and the world. Not one person has emerged unscathed, and …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentMarch 19, 2020 by The Citron Review
“Focus, too, on small occurrences” is something I told my creative writing class this week. We were having a discussion …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
1December 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
I still have my childhood stocking. It reads ERIC in white letters, stitched on a green background with a plump …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentSeptember 23, 2019 by The Citron Review
When I lived in Los Angeles (2003-2010), I lived in Santa Monica, nine blocks from the beach and a million …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
1September 23, 2019 by The Citron Review
As I write this letter for the fall issue, I am flying solo this week as my wife is in …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentJune 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
One of my favorite things about Citron’s poetry is its range and the diversity of voices therein—and that a Citron …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
These days, spring is less predictable in Asheville due to climate change. When I moved here in 2010, seasons were …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentDecember 21, 2018 by The Citron Review
Inside this Starbucks, one sees winter is coming. Every cup, snack, sign, and coffee-accompaniment is decked in shades of red …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2018 by The Citron Review
Happy fall. As summer concludes, I am happy to finally feel a chill at night in Asheville, and soon, the …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentJuly 17, 2018 by The Citron Review
Happy summer. For the last few years, our summer issue has been “Citron Six” —six picks vs. four. Why? …
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