My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Dottie Joslyn, who lives in Springfield, Missouri. She has been writing most of her life in some form, but poetry “landed in me” fairly … more

This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, artist-in-residence, and researcher for 36 years, he has been on a … more

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is, for the second time, Randle Chowning, who lives in Springfield, Missouri. He was born in Howell County, Missouri and spent the first 10 years of his life there. Randle says, “I don't apologize for being 100% Hillbilly.” At age 10 he was already writing songs. Two of his favorite songs are "Whippoorwill" and "My Old Band." A unique fact about Randle Chowning is that he was founder of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. ~ David L. Harrison more

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Virginia Lowe, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Lowe says she has always written, from editing newsletters and maintaining a monthly blog, to her … more

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Charles Ghigna — Father Goose — who lives in Homewood, Alabama. Charles has been a writer for fifty years and loves to … more

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Lola Haskins, who lives in Gainesville, Florida. She traces her love of poetry to when she discovered A. A. Milne at the age of four, and she’s … more

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Maryfrances Wagner, who lives in the Greater Kansas City Area. This is her second column in the series. The first appeared on Nov. 19, 2023. … more

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Rebecca Kai Dotlich, who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rebecca began to find the fun and magic in words as a child and her ally was her dad, who … more

My guest on Poetry from Daily Life this week is Michael Salinger, who lives in Mentor, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Michael says that his first poem was published in Scholastic magazine in fourth … more

I’m proud to host Poetry from Daily Life. Since starting the column in November 2023, a growing number of wonderfully talented guests from across America and beyond have added their wit and … more

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Angela Jackson, who lives in Chicago, Illinois in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood. She fell in love with poetry in first grade and was writing … more

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Constance (Connie) Levy, who lives in St. Louis in a neighborhood of trees, birds, squirrels and other creatures she welcomes into her poems. Connie … more

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Heather Lende, who lives in Haines, Alaska. Alaska has a Writer Laureate rather than a Poet Laureate and Heather, who has just finished a term in that … more

My guest today on Poetry from Daily Life is Ken Slesarik, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Ken became a writer 17 years ago and after the loss of his son began to focus on grief and loss poetry. Two … more

    Missouri Press, on behalf of the Springfield News-Leader , is making available a weekly column focused on poetry. The … more

Missouri Press, on behalf of the Springfield News-Leader , is making available a weekly column focused on poetry. The columns are available for newspapers to republish online or in print at no … more