Category: Poetry
Intersections — Poetry with Mathematics
| January 6, 2012 | Filled under New England, Poetry |
I had the pleasure of attending the Joint Mathematics Meeting in Boston this month. There was much to keep this mathematics librarian busy during the day talking with other librarians and publishers. And on Friday evening there was an open mic for poetry with mathematics. I read two of my poems there. And I met several poets and mathematical poets I enjoyed talking to and hope to see again.
Sweet Oil
| December 17, 2011 | Filled under Poetry |
Smelling fragrantly through the house
warm olive oil and garlic.
My father taught me love
as I’d follow the odor through
the hallway to the kitchen.
Grown in the Italian sun
stirred by my father’s hands we
relished olio by the gallons.
In Italy I learned to drink the oil
as it dripped from plates of fresh
mozzarella. Newly pressed oil
extra virgin.
My father, wearied by the depression and WWll
bow tie wearer, Cuban cigar lover
valedictorian, patent holder, business owner.
Could he imagine
this is how I would remember him?
Olive oil and garlic in the kitchen.
Perbohner, Ann. “Sweet Oil.” Bloodroot Literary Magazine. Thetford Center: Potami, 2012. 49. Print.
Submission
| July 21, 2010 | Filled under Poetry |
Cover letter
Object to cover my nakedness
that was revealed by my poem.
Letter which when opened
exposes truth, beauty, grit.
Submission
Here, do with my poem what you will.
Simultaneous submission
In unison, all of my voices ask to be heard.
Manuscript
Writings on my self. A container for wandering thoughts.
Contact information
Contains polysyllables with adhesive-like qualities.
Contract
Acts as a binder between publishers and authors.
Byline
Used for identifying creators who would otherwise remain unknown.
SASE
Self addressed stamped entity. Should I drift far from home
this SASE will enable my return.
Perbohner, Ann. “Submission.” Cram Volume 9: Poetry In The First. Chicago: Chicagopoetry.com, 2010. Print.
Cram 9
| July 21, 2010 | Filled under Poetry |
One of my poems has been selected for publication in Cram Volume 9: Poetry In The First, better known as Cram 9. Selected for publication was my poem titled ‘Submission’. I was preparing a letter with questions I had about submitting poetry to a journal. Some of the guidelines for publication seemed unclear to me. Here is an example…and I wonder how you would react to knowing that a journal gives notice that they do not respond to entries unless they plan to publish your poetry. I wanted to be clear with other venues I submit to because some do not accept simultaneous submissions. Anyway, instead of sending off my letter to clarify the submission policy, I wrote a poem, and submitted it elsewhere, to Cram 9!
Advance copies of Cram 9 will be given away, FREE, to people attending The Printers’ Ball at Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. The official release party and reading will be on Sat. Aug 14, 7 PM at Cafe Ballou, 939 N. Western Ave. Chicago. I’ll be attending a Perseid Meteor Shower Party in rural VT that eve and will not be able to participate in the reading…darn!
Be sure to check out either of these literary events.
