Entries by Bethany

The Poetry Grid in Seattle

Last year my editor at Goldfish, Koon Woon, sent me this link–to a 2017 PBS news story about poetry in Seattle. I recently ran across it while cleaning up my in-box, and I wanted to share it. “Navigating Seattle’s Ever-Evolving Streets Through Poetry”          

Why do I blog?

Two of my girls dragged me to our discount theater last night to see A Simple Favor. It stars Anna Kendrick–they fell in love with her during her Pitch Perfect days–and my youngest daughter has seen A Simple Favor five times. They said I had to see it. It was a strange movie, and strangely entertaining. But among other, jazzier plot points, […]

What to do…When You’re Feeling Blue

This is my belated Thanksgiving post. I had lunch with an old friend today, and I spent a great deal of the time griping about my life. About my husband. About my difficult teenager. About all the sugar and starch I’ve been eating. About my difficult dog. About…well, pretty much everything. I’ve been feeling weirdly angry, and […]

Where I’m Reading Now

On this coming Sunday, 18 November 2018, at 4 p.m., I’ll be reading at Village Books with my friend, poet Jayne Marek. (Click on the Village Books link to read their page on the event.) I’ll be reading from Body My House, and it would be so wonderful to see you there!