May – June Publication News
Jerry Jazz Musician -A Collection of Jazz Poetry-Spring 2020 Edition-May 12, 2020
Happy that my two poems, So What and It’s All in the Game are in the spring edition of Jerry Jazz Musician. Thank you Joseph Maita for this honor. Pleased to be with these writers:
Carrie Magness Radna, David Dephy, John Jack Cooper, Mark Fogarty, Michael L. Newell, R. Bremner, Robert Nisbet, Russell Dupont, et al.
A Collection of Jazz Poetry — Spring, 2020 Edition
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What Rough Beast COVID-19 Edition, Indolent Books, May 15, 2020
Thank you Michael H. Broder for posting my piece, Moonlight Serenade.
https://www.indolentbooks.com/what-rough-beast-covid-19-edition-05-15-20-patricia-carragon/
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Bear Creek Haiku Issue #162 June 2020
Much appreciation to Ayaz Daryl Nielsen for posting my haiku.
the Persian cat
matches the weather
camouflage in white
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snowflakes
crochet accessories
for my hair
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spring knows green
the buds on trees
the blades of grass
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in a warm bed
the tuxedo cat curls up
into a ball
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the adoptive moment
waits for cats
in cages
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Silver Birch Press-Wearing A Mask Series-June 14, 2020
Thank you Melanie of Silver Birch Press for publishing my hyacinth haiku.
https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/haiku-by-patricia-carragon-wearing-a-mask-series/
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Alien Buddha Zine #16, May 31, 2020
Proud to be in Alien Buddha and thanks Red Focks for publishing Sad Eyes and This Vacant House. Pleased to share the honors with Francine Witte.
Sad Eyes
austerityplays dominoes—
one person falls,then another,and another . . .
personal shittakes precedence over charity
when the hand that feeds
can’t pay bills,buy bare necessities,is late with the rent . . .
sad eyes,the cat on 38th street,purrs by the stoop
waits for food—
eventually realizesthat her feeder can’t come
today, tomorrow,or the day after . . .
the cat’s dinner,
leftover chicken à la trash—
today’s menufor tomorrow, or the day after . . .
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this vacant house
outside this vacant houseroses no longer grow
at midpointtheir petals fell at sunset
inside the housesadness occupies
each roomexpresses emptiness
broken windowscan’t forget what was
pieces of ceilingfall like rose petals
blackened budsgrow on damp walls
the roof criesmore than ever
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Another Haiku/Senryu ShowcaseAlien Buddha Zine #17, 2020
Happy that Alien Buddha showcased my haiku. Thanks Red Focks. Kudos to Marie C. Lecrivain.
North Pole meltdown
polar bears seek immunity
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bodega cat
on the counter
not for sale
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motherless kittens
by the garbage
ominous winds
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underneath the car
an orange tabby
finds solace
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The Avocet, A Journal of Nature Poetry, Spring 2020
Happy to be in the Spring 2020 Issue of The Avocet. Thank you Charles, Vivian, and Valerie Portolano. Kudos to Mary Jo Balistreri.
bunny ears on Kitty
her expression a cat meme
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tiny crocus
harbinger of hope
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Orbis International Literary Journal, #192, June 2020
Thank you Carole Baldock, for accepting my poems, Almost Blue and the handkerchief. I’m so pleased to be part of this British Journal
Almost Blue
(trumpet and vocals by Chet Baker)
my mood grows jazzy
almost blue
unlike robin’s egg nighttime or the Adriatic Sea
closer to the wild Baptisia australis or Ajna’s doorway
non-existent in a Crayola box or on a Pantone chart
almost blue only I can see hear or feel
my color has a face a voice a trumpet’s grief a heartbeat slow & broken
& eyes ears & handsarticulate more than words
Patricia Carragon
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the handkerchief
it’s nighttime—he hides his head
in a hoodie.a handkerchief tied tight,
covers his mouth—skull-like,the front tooth missing.
his eyesin between a threator apology.
death lurks in the night.
love’s being tested,his eyes more scaredthan mine.
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The Rainbow Project May and June
So honored to be part of this colorful series. Thank you Roxanne Hoffman and Jack Cooper of Poets Wear Prada.
Shout outs to Roxanne Hoffman, Jack Cooper, Mireya Perez Bustilo, Dorothy Friedman August, Prince A. McNally, Tantra-zawadi, Carrie Magness Radna, George Held, Iris N. Schwartz, Davidson Garrett, Anne Barbusse, Moe Seager, Karen Neuberg, John J. Trause, et al.
https://rainbowliterary.blogspot.com/search/label/Patricia%20Carragon
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Waymark, Voices of the Valley, A Poetry Magazine #14, June 2020
I’m so thrilled to be in Waymark #14 along with George WallaceLinda LernerAustin AlexisRoberta GouldMike JurkovicSusana H. Case Bruce Weber et al. Congrats to all. Thank you Roger Aplon.
Forbidden History
forbidden history walks down generation roads
indelible stains from hurt and shamebleed more than menstruation
broken women broken homesbroken spirits
the kitchen or toilet not sanctuaries for escape
lips sealed by rusty locks or fists can’t break free
fear hides the truth takes a brushscrubs history in the sink or flushes it
but hurt and shame don’t always end up clean or in the sewer
some clog drains and pipes
break locks or fists that keeps lips shut
Patricia Carragon
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