Yes, I’m a nasty woman. And damned proud of it, too. My poem I Am Not Your Baby was selected to be included in the Lost Horse Press Nasty Women Poets: An unapologetic anthology of subversive verse. This is so exciting because I’ve always considered myself a feminist, and a rebel, and someone who thinks outside… Read More Nasty Women Poets anthology
Because today was National Poetry Day, I decided to pick the apples off our crab apple trees. Standing in the yard, my arms raised overhead as I plucked one fragrant apple after another, I thought of ancient women standing in fields, their arms raised to the heavens in grief and triumphant. I had Richard Siken’s Scheherazade… Read More Of apples, poetry and Google Glass
I am in love with Richard Siken. I can’t help it. I want to kiss his mouth, touch my tongue against his. I know that he’s gay, but no matter. It’s not that type of love. What I love are his words. I want to fill my mouth with his poems, slide them along my teeth… Read More I love you, Richard Siken (or, my favorite poem)
Cinthia Ritchie 