"A Manifesto on the Contemporary Sonnet: A Personal Aesthetics" Tony Barnstone considers the sonnet from its formal beginnings
to its evolution into the twenty-first century, including some
generative techniques for sonnets of your own
Myrna Goodman, one of the publishers and editors
of Toadlily Press, is an award-winning ceramic artist, has taught language and sculpture to
disabled and gifted kids, senior citizens, and eager immigrants. She writes on and off the clay.
Her poetry has appeared in many literary journals including Confrontation and Karamu.
Her chapbook, Some Assembly Required, was included in
Desire Path and published in 2005.
November Morning, 1972
A blond boy with a bike in a hard rain,
sweating beneath the yellow poncho,
struggles to tie a French horn
to his Schwinn two-wheeler.
He's late for school again. A tired, angry
mother said pedal, rain or no rain.
The neighbor woman on her way
stops—
packs the boy, the bike, books and horn
into her car and drives two miles to school.
Between them, few words are spoken—
just the breathless breathing in and out of love.
For one, it's a miracle to watch the waters part;
for the other, a tonic that gently kneads the heart.
Myrna Goodman, one of the publishers and editors
of Toadlily Press, is an award-winning ceramic artist, has taught language and sculpture to
disabled and gifted kids, senior citizens, and eager immigrants. She writes on and off the clay.
Her poetry has appeared in many literary journals including Confrontation and Karamu.
Her chapbook, Some Assembly Required, was included in
