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May.21.2013
Michael Blake
Received a phone call yesterday from old Tucson buddy, Michael Blake. I’m always delighted to hear from Michael since a landline telephone is the only way he contacts me since he went off the grid two years ago. Michael still composes with pad and pen. Thought he might be calling to...
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May.08.2013
The current issue features Hollywood-themed poetry and essays by our esteemed cast of new and established authors, including "Dances With Wolves" author Michael Blake, extraordinary poet Martin Espada, screenwriters Adam Rodman and David Milton, and a special lyrics package from Stevie Salas and,...
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Apr.21.2013
Hummingbird Review (HBR) Editor Bob Yehling caught up with former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins (BC) in San Diego last month before Collin’s presentation at Dean Nelson’s “Symposium By The Sea,” Point Loma Nazarene University. Here’s an interesting excerpt talking about titles for poems:
HBR: A...
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Apr.18.2013
The Hummingbird Review Spring 2013 issue is now live on Amazon.
The current issue features Hollywood-themed poetry and essays by our esteemed cast of new and established authors, including Dances With Wolves author Michael Blake, extraordinary poet Martin Espada, screenwriters Adam Rodman and David...
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Mar.16.2013
We are a big step closer to launch of The Hummingbird Review spring 2013 issue with completed layout of all items in correct order. Off to book designer on Monday. This issue features a Hollywood theme and a much desired conversation with poet Billy Collins. Thanks to editor, Robert Yehling and...
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Nov.26.2012
November 26
ASSURANCES OF GULLIVER
Poor Lilliputians and my egg shaped conundrum! At least they have the strength of their convictions when I have only pondering to share the space between my ears. What sense could the world make if there is no one...
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Apr.02.2012
After Billy Collins
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY II
By Charles Redner
They place a scalpel
to its throat and slice
the frog end to end
kick the tires
slam the door
run white gloves
along the baseboard
peer into a scope to
watch...
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Nov.04.2011
Boy, they're asking people to blog about their favorite book. How do you do that? My favorite books seem to rotate like the seasons in the upper latitudes, filling me with new wonder and appreciation with each change, and carrying me forward.
So many books changed my life. Is my favorite book the...
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Apr.23.2011
I’m so happy to have been a guest at Elizabeth’ Austen’s blog, writing about Thinking Like a Writer (a nice reminder for those of us who can’t manage to sit down to write as often as we’d like).
Elizabeth is a poet, teacher, and performer whose most recent collection, Every Dress a Decision, has...
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Feb.04.2011
Crazyhorse – The 50th Anniversary Issue
It’s rare in this era for a magazine of any sort to last more than a few years, least of all a literary magazine. And Crazyhorse’s lifespan to date hasn’t been without its checkered moments and several places of residence. But since 2000, the litmag had...
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