I spent the weekend grading my students’ journals, and it made me want to post this poem, which was published in Encore: Prize Poems of the NFSPS in 2015. Underneath I straightened the mirror a couple of times, so I have OCD, then got distracted by a dog, so you added ADD. I washed my handsContinue reading “Underneath”
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Get a Cat (or Don’t)
Cats are such a joy. Usually. On one hand, they’re adorable. And they provide hours of entertainment both in the form of comedy… …and drama. But they can also be needy… …and creepy… …and owning a cat often means waking up to this: It’s a tough choice. Maybe this poem, first published by the PoetryContinue reading “Get a Cat (or Don’t)”
That Summer
This poem was published in A Book of the Year 2017, the anthology of first place poems from the Poetry Society of Texas annual contests. Now that it’s July, when we’re steeped in Texas summer, it seems like a good time to share it with you. Plus, I just got home from spending a fewContinue reading “That Summer”
Carie Juettner 