M.A. Dubbs's Blog, page 12

Haiku Published on sipword

My haiku, “Lake-Effect Latchkey Kid”, was published on micro-text site sipword. For those unfamiliar with the site, sipword publishes micro pieces of verse or prose (less than 300 words) for only 24 hours. sipword also offers a great payment rate of $10 for your piece. Check them out and consider submitting your own work: https://www.sipword.com/

Poem published in Leave Them Something Anthology

My poem “Interstellar Ark” was published in the 2021 edition of Leave Them Something Anthology! Leave Them Something’s theme was climate change inspired from art by Edith Vonnegut. This anthology is created annually for the Spirit & Place Festival which is a series of art, prose, dance, and talks addressing concerns both local and global.

If you have an interest in writing about climate change you can give the anthology a read below:

Click to access Leave-Them-Something-Anthology-2021.docx.pdf

Reading poem “Indiana Night” at Poetry Super Highway open mic

This evening I did a reading of my poem “Indiana Night” at Poetry Super Highway’s monthly open mics. Open mics are online via Zoom and no restriction on content or form. You can watch the reading below:

Interactive Poem published in ShufPoetry

Issue 9 of experimental literary magazine ShufPoetry was release last night and included my interactive poem “Thalassophobia”. I submitted this piece originally for this summer’s experimental poetry game jam and was thrilled to be included in the publication. If you are interested in experimental verse then you’ll want to check out this issue!

https://www.shufpoetry.com/issue-9.html

Feature Poet on Poetry Super Highway

This week I am one of two poets featured on prose website Poetry Super Highway. If you aren’t familiar with the site, it is a massive site of resources for poets, classifieds, calls for submissions, poet websites, poetry collections, and of course poet features. They also host virtual poetry readings monthly and have regular low cost poetry contest. Shout out to poet Rick Lupert for creating this beast of a resource for poets across the globe!

You can take a look at my feature below!

https://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/psh/poetry-from-m-a-dubbs-and-robin-shepard/

The Bells: An Interactive Poem, Game Jam

This weekend I submitted my piece “The Bells: An Interactive Poem” for the Edgar Allan Poe Game Jam. The Game Jam asked artists, devs, writers, etc. to create a piece that uses one or more of Poe’s short stories or poems. Being a huge Poe nerd, I decided to give it a try! You can play it via your browser on any laptop or desktop.

https://madubbs.itch.io/the-bells-an-interactive-poem

Reading of “Celestial Bodies”

This Thursday was the 7th annual CEArts NICE presentation and I was able to perform a reading of my blackout poem “Celestial Bodies”. You can hear my reading on Youtube:

Or you can listen via the podcast:

You can listen or watch the entire presentation for more poetry, writing, art, and photography as presented by Sarah E. Morin, Alys Caviness-Gober, and Deborah Petersen. I also read haiku from poet B. Monet.

“Celestial Bodies” Blackout Poem

This evening I presented my blackout poem “Celestial Bodies” at the 7th annual NICE event. The piece is an excerpt from Toni Morrison’s Sula. You can read my piece below!

Poetry Reading Thursday Night

Come join me for the 2021 NICE presentation this Thursday (9/30/21) at 7 pm EST. Writers and artists were asked to use four literary works to create something new. I will be reading and presentating my blackout poetry piece “Celestial Bodies” based on the work Sula by Toni Morrison.

The Zoom information: https://zoom.us/j/6454559081?pwd=cGYwY1prdWtnc1pjYXYreWI2aXY0QT09

Meeting ID: 645 455 9081

Passcode: NICE

More information about NICE and the prompts: https://cearts.org/2021-7th-annual-nice

“Media Blackout”, poem for Burma

Black out poem from “Message to U.S. Citizens” on September 9, 2021 by U.S. Embassy

A black out poem I did to bring awareness for the innocents continuing to suffer in Burma/Myanmar. Genocide, censorship, and suppression of freedom continue daily. This is a call to action for the United States and its citizens to pay attention and help. Please continue to spread awareness!