At the end of the first decade of the current century, most Americans were filled with questions about Barack Obama's fledgling administration, the economy, and foreign policy. At the Slice of Heaven 24-Hour Pie Shop and Driving Range, somewhere on the edge of the Everglades, though, we tended to set those concerns aside lest they interfere with our search for the ultimate slice of Key lime pie, our hopes that the ringing pay phone would be a call from you, and the fantasy that our missing luggage would finally return from Havana. And, of course, we never stopped believing that some...
At the end of the first decade of the current century, most Americans were filled with questions about Barack Obama's fledgling administration, the ec...
These poems were written as part of the Postcard Poetry Fest, conducted each August. In 2011, the author let her collection of postcards set the tone and topic, "Travel." In 2011, she chose a specific theme "Alcohol Apologies" and manipulated the cards she sent out accordingly. And in 2013, she purposely limited her poem structure to the 17-syllable American Sentence format and super-imposed her words over the graphics. You can see the visuals for the latter two years online at bjeanwalsh.com.
These poems were written as part of the Postcard Poetry Fest, conducted each August. In 2011, the author let her collection of postcards set the tone ...
