Sara Backer's Blog, page 5
January 18, 2020
Doing Yoga Wrong with This Glimpse and Bad Luck
I'm so happy to have three poems published in the daily Writing in a Woman's Voice. You'll have to scroll for the dates, but it's worth it for all the amazing poems written by women. My first poem, "This Glimpse," appeared on International Time Travel Day, November 5, 2019 followed by "Bad Luck" on November 6, 2019. I occasionally write poems about doing yoga wrong. "My Mind Wanders in Shavasana" was published on January 15, 2020. Enjoy!
September 20, 2019
SUCH LUCK!
That's the title of my newest publication, a full-length book of poetry (my first!) from Flowstone Press, available from Amazon. The poems in Such Luck concern themselves with finding beauty in a time of darkness. Sometimes playful, sometimes deadly serious, always accessible. And a beautiful cover:
Equinox + Duck
Often, in po-biz, an editor will accept one poem of mine and then never accept anything else I submit months or years later. I am grateful to the handful of editors who choose my poems for more than one issue. For "Equinox + Duck," a poem on the edge of slipstream, I thank editor John C. Mannone of the high quality Silver Blade Magazine. I read every issue!
His Wheat Dream
Do you like short poems? I love the way unstamatic pairs short poems with pictures. Check out "My Wheat Dream" from the link.
Revising Cleveland
I find it fascinating how people remember different things about the same place or event. As people age, their memories become more psychological than factual. "Revising Cleveland" is online at Sweet Tree Review.
I Walk Inside a Cocktail
Print journals are lovely and easy to read. So happy to have my poem "I Walk Inside a Cocktail" in San Pedro River Review's Fall 2019 issue.
July 11, 2019
Stella at Sunrise
Growing old is hard--but some people age in more interesting ways than others. This poem, just published in Noble/Gas Qrtly was prompted by the tarot card The Star. Stella at Sunrise
July 3, 2019
The Calligrapher
How many animals are involved in writing? Find out when you read my poem "The Calligrapher" in Turtle Island Quarterly, #17.
School Bus
Here's a micro-fiction piece for people who are willing to look deep into their souls and find some discomfort there. "School Bus" appears in The Furious Gazelle.
Light Sleeper
Some people need night-lights in order to sleep, and others need darkness. I'm in the darkness camp, and darkness is getting harder to achieve in our non-stop lit world. My poem "Light Sleeper" is published in a lovely British online journal, The Lake.
