deep red petaled rose, backlit gold and unfurling in red ridges descending gold. while lipped petals too

July Classes: Pathways to Illuminations, Ruminations, and Poetry

Everywhere in nature I see invitations to go the distance as a writer and artist. Take this rose, bid by the sun to unfurl from center out, leaving in its spiral form and spectrum of petal reds and golds a reminder to obey the heat and hold…
Peacock Feather, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, two lines of poem Two Gardens tucked in book

Rocvkale Review Poetry Contest and Residency Award News

I am so pleased to announce that “Two Gardens” (from Berkeley Postcard, a collection of poems about my mother) has won the first Rockvale Writers’ Colony poetry contest on the theme of Time. "Two Gardens" will appear in Rockvale Review…

A Butterfly Lantern for Querents

Here's a recent sketch, using one of my favorite exercises from the Heart’s Compass Tarot and Writing Workbook I’m working hard to finish this month. For this exercise, you draw three tarot cards in order to create a drawing of your…
heart's compass with candle flame, book cover Heart's Compass Tarot and Writing

San Diego Writer’s Festival Interview with The Bold Poet

In celebration of the San Diego Writer's Festival, Susan J. Farese of SJF Communications conducted interviews with participating authors. Here's a link to the San Diego Writer's Festival website where you can find the full schedule of events,…

Heart’s Compass Tarot and Writing at AWP 2019

Daffodils, rain, transport by poetry connecting kindreds everywhere we turned: Hundreds of writers flooding AWP, Portland, where I served writers with three card tarot readings and learned about so many of their own beautiful writing projects…

Heart’s Compass Tarot and Writing News

Happy February! How has the month of love treated you so far? So many faces the face of love wears! I hope this post finds you abundantly receiving love from all directions...your people, your family, your friends, your furries, your nature,…