I’m ecstatic to share that my poem, Grandmother’s Hair, is the winning entry of the 2022 Sejong International Sijo Competition, hosted by The Sejong Cultural Society. Keep reading to be treated to this poem, which reaches across boundaries of borders and time.
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“The Registration” is Coming: Interview with Author Madison Lawson
The opening lines of “The Registration” read: Dallas is busier today than on a usual Thursday. The first Thursday of the quarter, April 4th, brings promises of vengeance, clarity, relief, justice, and love. It’s Registration Day. The registration – a novel by madison lawson If that doesn’t get your spine tingling, the next 300 pagesContinue reading ““The Registration” is Coming: Interview with Author Madison Lawson”
The Story Behind the Poem: Love is Walking in the Dark
It was the evening of Independence Day, the first summer in our new home. We had just moved from the ocean to the Ozarks, where everything from the landscape to the local culture was miles apart. Like Christmas without a tree, for me, Independence Day is incomplete without fireworks. In the city where I livedContinue reading “The Story Behind the Poem: Love is Walking in the Dark”
Inspiration from Writing Prompts: Your Story from Writer’s Digest
Sometimes, when a writer gets stuck, they turn to other, finished works of art for inspiration. Movies. Poetry. Photographs. Even nature itself. Writing prompts crafted by others can also serve as inspiration (Write about a time when …) as can limiting yourself to a certain form, like haiku or flash fiction. Writer’s Digest has aContinue reading “Inspiration from Writing Prompts: Your Story from Writer’s Digest”
Author Katie R. Yen 