I feel like I’ve finally had a breakthrough with the ghazal. Now, I won’t claim to be an expert—it will take writing many ghazals before I would begin to think I was even approaching that level—but I do believe I have the beginnings of a ghazal and a strategy for tackling the form. Ghazal’s don’tContinue reading “How to Write a Ghazal”
Author Archives: Kendall Dunkelberg
Book Review: Steve Yarbrough’s Stay Gone Days
Stay Gone Days by Steve Yarbrough My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yarbrough’s novel Stay Gone Days tells us a story that spans four decades in the lives of two sisters from the fictional Delta town of Loring, Mississippi. Their stories begin with their adventures in the town’s private high school in the 1970s. ThoughContinue reading “Book Review: Steve Yarbrough’s Stay Gone Days”
Updating My Poems Page
When poem of mine appeared this month in the fabulous River Mouth Review, I realized I needed to update my Poems page.
Of Lines and Sentences in Poems
This week, one of my favorite magazines, Birmingham Poetry Review, accepted two of my poems. They’re not that easy to get into, so I’m very pleased to have two poems selected for their Spring 2024 issue. In proofreading the poems before sending them back, I was reminded that they both have many more lines thanContinue reading “Of Lines and Sentences in Poems”
Ranking MFA Programs in Creative Writing
It’s that time of the year again — the time when writers everywhere get serious about looking for an MFA program. It only makes sense, with many application deadlines coming due in December or January, if you want to be in an MFA program a year from now, you’ll want to get serious about lookingContinue reading “Ranking MFA Programs in Creative Writing”
Cavalier Pancakes
My pancake recipe started with one in a cookbook geared towards cooking for one or two people. I followed it for years, but eventually got pretty cavalier with how I make them. This is the result.
Notice for SubTracker Users
LibreOffice Base now prompts me to install Java JDK (developer’s kit) instead of Java RTE (run-time engine) that most users have. They seem to have an issue with locating RTE on Macs, though this issue just developed. On the error message you receive, there is a link to a page at LibreOffice that explains (aContinue reading “Notice for SubTracker Users”
Returning to Pinterest Anyone?
Lately, I’ve been thinking about which social media is best to be on. With Elon Musk buying Twitter (or trying to) and with Facebook and Instagram plagued by misinformation and ads while turning into Meta whatever that will mean, there are days when I’m disgusted with all the old social media platforms, but I’m alsoContinue reading “Returning to Pinterest Anyone?”
Oleada Follow-Up
Last month, I sent a submission to Oyez Review on a new submission platform, Oleada. Today, I’m following up on that submission, since I was just informed that one of my poems has been accepted for their next issue. That’s great news, and always something to celebrate, though I’m also writing this to follow upContinue reading “Oleada Follow-Up”
Solidarity for Ukraine
I do not pretend to have answers about the senseless and unnecessary war that Putin has instigated in Ukraine, but my heart goes out to its people. Once, for many years actually, a good colleague, George Pinchuk did his best to educate us all on the political situation and the culture of Ukraine. He wasContinue reading “Solidarity for Ukraine”
Kendall Dunkelberg 