A poem about the soul’s power. — At first, it seemed the fire only burned for itself the wax dripped to the table and formed little ponds on which the shadows of that flame would dance the singular spark of something inexplicable not important really but for the singular reason that it couldn’t find another use for…

A poem in your footsteps — your mother found me pacing endlessly on an empty stretch of beach the rising tide turned the sand to mercury well, not scientifically anyway, I waited for her for you soaked to the bone in my bathing suit freezing and sad before she arrived I was just one of the manifold…

Pandemonium poem “I was birthed restless and elsewhere” — Patricia Smith, “Katrina.” They swept us away, those wakeless waves our bones caverned, bodies brittle, curved stiff where did we start when the storm began? ‘cause yeah, we existed before he merged us into his vortex, his entropy, his ultimate truth …

the purpose and driving force of my art — My name is Rajzel — I am a poet my mother is a poet, my grandmothers poets, my father a poet, my grandfathers poets. my great grandmothers were poets, my great grandfathers, all of them, poets How were they poets? They did not write poems. Because my name is Rajzel — they were, in essence…

Book promotion minus the artifice — I’ve been working on marketing my book without social media. Here’s why. I was getting obsessed almost to the point of no return. Facebook was a vortex, Instagram a black hole, and TikTok a freaking tornado hell-bent on the destruction of my self-esteem. I was at the point that my screen time was up 50% from PBE (Pre Book Era). My obsession…

And some exciting news about my book! — 1. I’d like to highlight these talented writers: Check them out! Aswathi Ashok Michelle Lovett Elyse Lopez Fathia Brandon Carter leauuriz Baptiste Paulette Tomasson Sunlight L. Denise Larkin Epifani Pitaloka Sir-Lord augmented man Foggy Window Pain Ransom Aura A. Anaya J Micah Maples Becca CO Sabbina Creque Synergy Charles The Scientist Nour Boustani Jake Courtney Lindsay Soberano-Wilson Sara Larca Sharni H.R…

#1 New Release in Women & Judaism — Homecoming (Prolific Pulse Press) explores a multifaceted concept of the Divine as evolved during the poet’s early adulthood. The poet poses the question: who am I in relationship to the G-d of my tradition? Homecoming is one poet’s encounter with the G-d of her ancestors, with herself, and with her…