Draft of a new poem. A mostly true story.
@katherinegotthardt.bsky.social
@katherinegotthardt.bsky.socialDraft of a new poem. A mostly true story.
@katherinegotthardt.bsky.socialI have a sketch of Henry David Thoreau on my wall. Beneath is a ceramic purple owl a friend gave me. I am up at 2:30 a.m. because cats and poetry will not let me sleep. This is the advice I give myself when I forget who I am. #KatherinesCoffeehouse #poetry
@katherinegotthardt.bsky.socialI hike differently now that I'm older.
@katherinegotthardt.bsky.socialWith the rejection to acceptance ratio not bending in a writer's favor, I often get discouraged. Thank you Streetlight Magazine for publishing my piece "Prep Work."
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@katherinegotthardt.bsky.socialSeveral years ago, my collection of short pieces, Late April, arrived head first into the world. I see how my writing has progressed since then. I also see how my work has been soaked in the complexity of motherhood. My WIP is as well.
@katherinegotthardt.bsky.socialOn Labor Day, I was thinking of the working poor and how I grew up. Not strictly biographical, but I really did plunk myself under the blue spruce at the side of our yard, got stuck by dry needles, and played Harriet the Spy.
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