LADIES & GENTS: DAVID OHLERKING

Check out David's Art!!!  Later this year David & I will be collaborating on an ART/POETRY Book that will be available on blurb.com!!!  You can find David Here: http://davidohlerking.com/art

INSPIRE: an incomplete list of people who make me want to be a better writer:

As my blog is coming along, I have gotten around to adding links to  poets/writers who for many reasons inspire me. This list is a work in progress!  Have fun checking it out!

in·spire

v. in·spired, in·spir·ing, in·spires

v.tr.

1. To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.

2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion

3.

a. To stimulate to action; motivate.

b. To affect or touch

4. To draw forth; elicit or arouse

5. To be the cause or source of

6. To draw in (air) by inhaling.

7. Archaic

a. To breathe on.

b. To breathe life into.

1. To stimulate energies, ideals, or reverence

2. To inhale.

52/250

Many Thanks to the Editors at 52/250, where my flash fiction "Reasons" appears!  Special thanks to my friend, Walt!!!!!

Poets & Artists

My poem (w/reading) - Exit Wounds, appears in Poets & Artists Magazine!  A link to it is here in my links section!
Huge THANKS to Didi Menendez!!!

SPILT MILK MAGAZINE

I am thrilled to say that SPILT MILK has been added to my links!  Today, they went live with Issue Five, and have published another of my ornithologist poems!!!  Please take a look! :)

Dear Editor:

A rejection is cool.  I understand, I get it, and no worries or hard feelings.  Even a "form letter" type of rejection is cool.  Here's what's not so cool: For those of us (meaning me) who have a last name that could easily be a mistaken for another first name, if the spelling is not carefully read, then just address the rejection: Dear <insert FIRST name here>. I prefer that, than my rejection to read: Dear Vitoria.  Otherwise, we're good.  Great and thanks!

elimae - March issue:

There are certain journals that I LOVE. elimae, is one that tops that list.  The March issue includes a poem by me (my second appearance in elimae!)
A poem by [dt] David Tomaloff, when you read it you will see, why it's special to me.
Work by Parker Tettleton.  And no doubt other brilliant work.  If you are not reading elimae, each month, you should be!!!

Starting the Blog

OK!  Links to my poems and writing are up!  Places my poems and writing will be at soon are listed!
My Chapbook is here!!!! And more............Still in the beginning stages.............

The Beginning

this blog is just getting started......stay tuned, as things happen