Mary Soon Lee's Blog, page 19
June 21, 2016
Poetry Nook
I am happy to report that my poem "The Horse Lord," first published in Ideomancer, won last week's Poetry Nook contest.
I note that Poetry Nook is an excellent place to submit previously published poems. There is no entry fee and a $100 prize. However it isn't the place to submit work for which you are still hoping to sell first rights, because the entries are publicly posted online (therefore published).
I entered my short poem "Succession," first published in Red Rock Review, in this week's contest, and the entry may be read online at: http://poetrynook.com/content/succession
I note that Poetry Nook is an excellent place to submit previously published poems. There is no entry fee and a $100 prize. However it isn't the place to submit work for which you are still hoping to sell first rights, because the entries are publicly posted online (therefore published).
I entered my short poem "Succession," first published in Red Rock Review, in this week's contest, and the entry may be read online at: http://poetrynook.com/content/succession
June 12, 2016
Orlando
Thinking of the dead, the injured, their friends and families in Orlando:
Incomprehensible
In ruin's wake,
we search for signs,
a meaning writ
where there is nothing
but grief.
Incomprehensible
In ruin's wake,
we search for signs,
a meaning writ
where there is nothing
but grief.
June 11, 2016
King Xau poem online
My poem "Homecoming" is online at Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. It's a quiet poem told from the perspective of King Xau's elderly stablemaster, and may be read at http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/0...
June 10, 2016
F&SF
My poem "Kingship" has been accepted by F&SF. Once upon a time, back when I was writing short stories, I had several in F&SF. But this is the first time that I've sold them a poem, and I am happy. The king in the poem is, unsurprisingly, King Xau.
June 8, 2016
Polar Bears
My poem "Polar Bears" has been published online at Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. It's a poem about visiting the Pittsburgh Zoo with my daughter Lucy when she was two years old, and may be read at http://eretzsongs.blogspot.com/2016/0...
Before Lucy was born, I used to write short stories. Afterwards I found it a challenge to find time even to write a poem, and for several years my writing consisted of mainstream poems, such as "Polar Bears."
About three years ago, I happened to write a few fantasy poems, one of which was about a boy and a dragon. Something about the boy hooked me, and I wrote more and more about him. One week ago today, I finished the first draft of his story, "The Sign of the Dragon," which currently contains some 329 poems.
Before Lucy was born, I used to write short stories. Afterwards I found it a challenge to find time even to write a poem, and for several years my writing consisted of mainstream poems, such as "Polar Bears."
About three years ago, I happened to write a few fantasy poems, one of which was about a boy and a dragon. Something about the boy hooked me, and I wrote more and more about him. One week ago today, I finished the first draft of his story, "The Sign of the Dragon," which currently contains some 329 poems.
June 7, 2016
June 6, 2016
Welcome
Hello and welcome to my new Goodreads blog.
After nearly three years, I have just completed the first draft of "The Sign of the Dragon," my epic fantasy in verse.
I plan to write less and read more over the summer, and have a very long list of books to help with the reading part of this regime. Yesterday evening I finished reading the book at the top of my list, Children of Earth and Sky, by Guy Gavriel Kay, who is one of my favorite authors. I loved the book, I love the way Guy Gavriel Kay writes.
For the curious, I have been keeping a blog about my mail for over twenty years at
http://marysoonlee.s3-website-us-east...
After nearly three years, I have just completed the first draft of "The Sign of the Dragon," my epic fantasy in verse.
I plan to write less and read more over the summer, and have a very long list of books to help with the reading part of this regime. Yesterday evening I finished reading the book at the top of my list, Children of Earth and Sky, by Guy Gavriel Kay, who is one of my favorite authors. I loved the book, I love the way Guy Gavriel Kay writes.
For the curious, I have been keeping a blog about my mail for over twenty years at
http://marysoonlee.s3-website-us-east...
