"a liquid thunderbolt"

[Subject line from Mary Jo Salter's "Alternating Currents," a long poem (12 pages) about Helen Keller, Alexander Graham Bell, Conan Doyle/Sherlock Holmes, and more, dedicated to the memory of Jeremy Brett; in A Kiss in Space, 1999]

okrablossom included a poem about Irene Adler in the poetry reading she, I, and Joanne Merriam conducted at the Nashville Public Library last Saturday.

Also at the other journal: assorted photos of flowers and various notes.

Other poetry-related goings-on:

Two new poems, "A Multiple of Sorrows" and "Good Morning," were published Monday at Houseboat (halfway down the page)

My sonnet "Leftovers" is one of six finalists in the current poetry contest at Goodreads. Voting is open until March 31.

jjhunter's hosting "How Are You?" In Haiku.

The epub (aka Nook-compatible) edition of the book was released this past weekend.

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