Charise
mix and moss poetry
Original poetry of Charise M. Hoge
another daydream
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Tip for Tip
Charise
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
"Flashback"
It's perfect timing that the poem "Flashback" appears in the March/April issue of Cathexis Northwest Press, and that I get to share this news with you on International Women's Day.
Monday, February 27, 2023
Where We Left Off
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Thursday, January 26, 2023
"Sugar and Sabbath"
Sugar and Sabbath
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
"Take a Poem, Leave a Poem"
A park ranger who is also a poet has figured out how to place poetry in the park via a nightstand. "Take a poem, leave a poem" is the cue for a passerby to pause. As someone invested in bridging poetry and community, I love this project.
Art by JR Korpa |
Some of the original writing left in the nightstand is making its way to Instagram. This means that a form of publication is happening from unexpected sources––from people whose poems would never be shared so widely. And this excites me. Good poetry can be showcased outside of journals, magazines, or books. And, good poetry can surface randomly, in the park, prompted by a piece of furniture and the encouragement to settle into an inner voice.
Read the story here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/01/05/poetry-nightstand-park-ranger-sanfrancisco/
Read some of the handwritten poetry on Instagram at ccsf_p4p (Poetry for the People).
Charise