Erato has once again whispered in my ear. My poem “Perversity” has been accepted for publication in The Avocet, summer print issue (Volume 74, Number 3, June 2026). The first line says it all: “What I love about summer is what others hate.” My unpopular summer pleasures include humidity, weeding, construction, and frizz. The Avocet, a poetry nature journal, emails a weekly PDF and prints four seasonal issues a year. The print issue should also be available online this summer. Read more about my occasional forays into writing poetry in POEMS.
What enervates others, energizes me
Why writers write: “I write to provide a verbal reflector for my 60-watt lighted head.”) – Sylvia Plath
