Tag Archives: Chocolate

The Pudding on the Cake

Posted on 2018/12/13 by

Last night I hosted my annual Holiday Chocolate Open Mic at Matthew’s Chocolates in festive downtown Hillsborough. It was an intimate crowd of poets and an appreciative audience sharing wine and chocolate on a chilling evening. So, in that spirit, … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on 2017/08/21 by

I observed my first total solar eclipse today from a cemetery in Travelers Rest, South Carolina. It was quite impressive and I’m sure eclipses will be a theme in my poetry for the next several months. More on that later. … Continue reading →

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Well Desserted

Posted on 2016/09/26 by

That chocolate sonnet of mine that Parody published last month just appeared on their blog. Check it out!  

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Parody Poetry

Posted on 2016/08/22 by

Having a poem published online is great but I get a certain thrill to see my poems made flesh on the printed page. Today my copy of Parody arrived in the mail and with it Chocolate Sonnet 18! I’m honored … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Memories

Posted on 2016/05/03 by

A new poem which I read at the most recent chocolate open mic. Chocolate Memories Gold foil just a glint catches my eye I remember milk chocolate formed into coins a delicate snap as I bite Hot chocolate returns me … Continue reading →

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December Solstice

Posted on 2015/12/21 by

Happy Solstice, dear readers! The chocolate holiday open mic was a delight. It was standing room only in Matthew’s. We shared two bottles of wine, a couple dozen poems and almost as many truffles. To celebrate the longest night of … Continue reading →

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Poetry Between the Lines and Truffles

Posted on 2015/08/24 by

Tomorrow evening at Matthew’s Chocolates in dazzling downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina, I’ll be hosting a Living Poetry event we’re calling Poetry Between the Lines and Truffles where my fellow living poets and I will discuss four poems by H.D. while … Continue reading →

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Holiday Chocolate Open Mic

Posted on 2013/12/18 by

I’m off to my office holiday party tonight but just wanted to fire off a reminder that I’ll be reading a brand new chocolate holiday poem at Matthew’s Chocolates in glittering downtown Hillsborough tomorrow at 7pm. To whet your appetite, … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Open Mic

Posted on 2013/12/13 by

Next Thursday the 19th I’ll be reading at a Holiday Chocolate Open Mic in festive downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina. I haven’t decided which poems I’ll share this time but here’s one of the chocolate sonnets I read earlier this year. … Continue reading →

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