Author Archives: Shannon Laws

Poetry Club Talks…Louise Gluck Pt1

https://youtu.be/LjzX8CoMMTg?si=Uvxc9FgIetDItD1y Topic: Louise GluckHost: Linda and AmoryPoems: “New World” and “Matins”Recorded: November 21, 2020 Our first two-parter!When Louise Gluck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2020, the NYT recognized that many were unfamiliar with her work. One of their writers posted five poems, from five different collections, to introduce her. Linda shares a briefContinueContinue reading “Poetry Club Talks…Louise Gluck Pt1”

TY TAEM!

I’m very excited to have a small collection of my poems published in The Abstract Elephant Magazine this month. It’s such a beautiful magazine with an ideal mission. Please visit it sometime soon. “The Abstract Elephant Magazine is an interdisciplinary, digital publication dedicated to understanding the issues of the human condition through the arts, the sciences,ContinueContinue reading “TY TAEM!”

Day 230: No Place to Lament

But O For the Touch of a Vanished Hand, 1888, Walter Langley. In 1882, Langley settled in Newlyn, Cornwall. The subjects of his paintings were typically Cornish fishermen and their families. The title is taken from the Tennyson poem ‘Break Break Break’. As you may know, I often record a rough draft of a poemContinueContinue reading “Day 230: No Place to Lament”

Poetry Club Talks…Bukowski

Photo credit Jaredd Craig, on unsplash NEW! NEW! NEW!Poetry Club is here for three reasons, to increase the understanding and appreciation of poetry, illustrate healthy communication between people of different opinions, and promote the creation of new poetry clubs in your neighborhood. Since October 2015 we have been meeting in local coffee shops in ourContinueContinue reading “Poetry Club Talks…Bukowski”

Thank you Cirque Journal

Reviewing my submissions and acceptances for 2020 tonight and holy moly I forgot about a publication in the 20th issue of Cirque Journal! Such a beautiful PNW Rim magazine. CLICK HERE–> Cirque, Vol. 10 No. 2, page 74, Published on Apr 11, 2020A literary journal for the North Pacific Rim Cirque brings together the finestContinueContinue reading “Thank you Cirque Journal”

The Showbear Family Circus

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Thank you The Showbear Family Circus ( http://lanceschaubert.org/ ) Lancelot Schaubert’s and Tara Schaubert’s liberal arts circus, for including my poems, Crab, Grandmas Closet, and The Bog in your November 2, 2020 edition. Your website stimulates the senses. Selected articles, short stories, poems, words jump off the page!ContinueContinue reading “The Showbear Family Circus”

Poem: Tide Out

https://youtu.be/p2rte8HXkNE Tide Out The sail that leans on the light of duskGives subtle shade to the port sideLady Spider works hard in the cool shadowKnitting at the rail cornersShe bounces about her webForming it into the perfect triangle The window sits still Fathomless shades of grey and green churnOver and over foamy lips spray theContinueContinue reading “Poem: Tide Out”

Fire Ants

Since August I’ve noticed the quality of my work was dissipating. I was re-reading emails and reports that I sent and noticed they were missing syncategorematic words, words that do not stand by themselves. (had to do it. How often do you get to use syncategorematic in a sentence?) “of” “and” “at” “a” –just missing,ContinueContinue reading “Fire Ants”

Poem: The 27th Day

https://youtu.be/9Osl67s112Y too funny! The 27th DayMost of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.-T.S. Eliot Getting out of my car today I noticed a bee.A large and fuzzy bumblebee slowly moving its legson the parking lot blacktop of my apartment building. I saw a video once where a person foundContinueContinue reading “Poem: The 27th Day”