Amber Yoder is an Associate Producer for Paul Devlin Productions, an independent film company in New York. She is also an artist, a screenplay writer, and a filmmaker. And…you guessed it…she is my daughter. Of course, I love Amber as a mother loves a daughter. But I also admire Amber as a person and as a [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Artist Spotlight – Amber Yoder
Posted in Artist Spotlight, Amber Yoder, tagged poetry, poet, filmmaker, art film, Amber Yoder, mother daughter, family, old house, aura, Paul Devlin Productions, independent filmmaker on June 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »
She Wanted To Be Warm
Posted in poetry, tagged abused children, fiction, neglected children, news, poet, poetry on June 25, 2008 | 23 Comments »
This poem was prompted by a “brief” I read in a newspaper a long time ago. It was just a few lines buried in the middle of the local paper about a little girl in a different region of my country.
I suppose the people who did the layout of the paper needed something to fill [...]
HOW TO ANNOY A POET
Posted in RANTS!, tagged fiction, literary world, occupations, poet's life, poetry, rant, writer's life on June 22, 2008 | 21 Comments »
Yes, I’m annoying, too. You put up with my eccentricities and weird habits. You tolerate my ego and crazy mood swings. You sigh when I arrive late to your meeting in that purple and orange glow-in-the-dark outfit I thought was a really cool find at the Goodwill store. But now it’s my turn to tell [...]
Coming of Age
Posted in poetry, tagged fiction, hunger, poetry, survival, working class poetry on June 16, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Do you remember an exact moment that defined your coming of age, your entry into the world of adulthood? I’m not sure if I had only one moment. This coming of age moment happened to a woman I know. She’s in her early 70’s now, but it really hasn’t been that long ago.
If you’ve ever [...]
Shove It: Part 2
Posted in poetry, tagged Calyx, editor, literary journal, poetry, political poetry, rape survivor on June 2, 2008 | 119 Comments »
Here’s the story of the worst editor to ever take up space on this beautiful planet.
During my second year as an undergrad, someone very close to me was raped. It was a horrific experience, complete with guns, knives, and torture, like a scene from a Law & Order SVU episode. She was, needless to say, [...]
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