Tag Archives: Notes on the Poetry Selections
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
1March 21, 2021 by The Citron Review
The other day, I was teaching a creative writing class and showed Charlotte Pence’s “Consciousness” on the overhead, as I …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentDecember 20, 2020 by The Citron Review
This fall has been good for reading. At semester’s end, I am fortunate to have time to reread old favorites …
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Notes on the Poetry Selections
Leave a commentSeptember 23, 2020 by The Citron Review
As I write this note for the fall issue, pileated woodpeckers are destroying my house. Beautiful creatures they are, and …
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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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