A Poet Protests
My friend Cherise Wyneken was kind enough to publish and interpret my poem "Haditha" today on the Albany Poetry Examiner blog at
http://www.examiner.com/poetry-in-oak...
Hope you have time to visit. I think she gets a fraction of a penny for every time you pop over there. Whatever the female equivalent of mensch is, Cherise is it.
Cherise Wyneken
* Albany Poetry Examiner
Tired and retired from teaching and raising four kids, Cherise Wyneken turned to writing. She began by taking creative writing courses at South Florida universities. Selections of her prose and poetry have appeared in a variety of publications, two collections of her poetry, two poetry chapbooks, a memoir, novel, children’s audiocassette, and a children’s book. Her work for children continues as seen on givingbooks2kids.com. She lives in Albany and can be reached at: cwyneken@sbcglobal.net
http://www.examiner.com/poetry-in-oak...
Hope you have time to visit. I think she gets a fraction of a penny for every time you pop over there. Whatever the female equivalent of mensch is, Cherise is it.
Cherise Wyneken
* Albany Poetry Examiner
Tired and retired from teaching and raising four kids, Cherise Wyneken turned to writing. She began by taking creative writing courses at South Florida universities. Selections of her prose and poetry have appeared in a variety of publications, two collections of her poetry, two poetry chapbooks, a memoir, novel, children’s audiocassette, and a children’s book. Her work for children continues as seen on givingbooks2kids.com. She lives in Albany and can be reached at: cwyneken@sbcglobal.net
Published on June 10, 2011 17:05
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