It has been a really fun 2 1/2 years doing this podcast. Yes! 2 1/2 years. I’ve loved talking about poetry and writing in all it’s incarnations. But it’s time for me to move on. I’m coming back with something NEW. There IS so much to talk about in life. Things that REALLY interest me and I think they’ll interest you. Have a listen to what I am doing and what the future may hold. Website: https//:www.kazakers.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479

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We lost our precious dog a few days ago. He had been struggling with his health, but maintaining. Then he took a turn for the worst. I can imagine this may have happened to some of you. The entire family is bereft because he played such an integral part in our lives. A little guy with a big presence. My husband asked me to write a poem about him and it just poured out of me. It’s also feature in The PROAGE Woman Magazine. Thanks for listening. This is for our dog, Chiro. Website and book: https://www.kazakers.com https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479

We have goals and we work long and hard to achieve them. Some remain goals and some come to fruition. I’m certain anyone who is creative and artistic and spends a lot of time, focus, energy, blood, sweat and tears on a project, when it arrives there are so many feelings. Next time I’ll talk about the road to getting published and your role after the book is released YES, there is still work to be done after release. My website https://www.kazakers.com My book https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479 Here’s a little incentive: be the 50th person to email me after listening to this episode AND you get a FREE copy of my book!

My version of the “rules for writing poetry”. Just like me, they aren’t what you think. My website. https://www.kazakers.com. My book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479

I love books, I especially love used books. I love the fact that the book has been shared and is still making the rounds. I love that it’s a wonderful form of recycling. I love to collect them- old and new. I love the price! This is a short poem about used books, exclusively for this podcast. Enjoy! My website. https://www.kazakers.com. My book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479

A Haiku is a beautiful thing... if we can get it right. It’s not just 5,7,5 syllables. It has to be powerful with carefully chosen words, syncopation and intention. Let me know what this Haiku means to you. I know what it means to me but it’s nice to hear other ideas. Thanks for listening! My website https://www.kazakers.com My book https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479

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We live in a noisy, noisy world. It’s noisy on the outside and it’s noisy on the inside. Our brains are clickety clack all day long. Add to that: horns, buses, trains, planes, yelling, crying babies, barking dogs and you’ve got one noisy life. Here I give you some ideas on how to get a bit more quiet in your life. My website https://www.kazakers.com My book https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479

You can be in the company of Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Carl Sandburg. And how is that? You can self publish just like they did. There are so many ways to get your poetry out into the world. And here I give you a few ideas. My website https://www.kazakers.com My book https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479

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Too many poets think if they’re not following the requisite rules, formats, techniques, demands of high-end publications that it’s useless. I’m here to tell you that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Whether you write more conventionally or you have embraced more obscure styles it’s all incredibly necessary. Whether people read it and love it, or read it and hate it it doesn’t matter. They’ve read it. If they’re scratching their heads they’re thinking about it. And you never know when someone might come back a week later or a month or even a year and say “wow, at first I didn’t get it but I sat with it and now it has become one of my favorite poems because it really hit home for me“. Whether you’re published in major, medium or minor publications, it doesn’t matter. Publish it yourself. Start a poetry blog, website, post on Medium, start a newsletter and send to friends and have them send it to others. Build your readership. It might take a little longer, it might take more work than if you just handed everything over to a publication, but it also might be much more rewarding. I’m not slamming any publications. I’m a published poet and I would love to be published more but I’ve also embraced some less than “standard“ styles. That’s because that’s me. My website https://www.kazakers.com My book https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479 Here’s a little incentive: be the 50th person to email me after listening to this episode AND you get a FREE copy of my book!

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In many circles bodily noises are considered to be rude. Especially for women. I am continuously surrounded by men and they are not shy about releasing a “tummy bubble” or a “tail scutter”. Follow along with me for this amusing tale of the noises we make and how they are perceived. My website https://www.kazakers.com My book https://www.amazon.com/dp/8182537479