Exploding Orange

A handmade fire. My gaze fixed on it. The deep amber of its glowing center. Tangle of root. Rot. Of bark and branch. The gradual unraveling of burn. Birch. Dogwood decomposing. The old oak within me. Listen as it sizzles. Spits. Red maple exploding orange. Hold a picture of the color in my head. Now […]

Questions to Ask the Performer

How do you mold to the stage?  Do you plant your feet or shuffle yourself silly?  Do you see the audience as a large monster ready to devour you?  Do you see the audience as many or one?  How does the spotlight feel on your face?  Do you sweat under it? Or do you shy […]

Dream Report #7

Follow the link to read Dream Report #7 published by Nowhere Girl Collective. https://www.dakotawarren.com/poetry-dear-diary/dreamreport7

Womanhood

I think about the women in my life. Women I know intimately and women on the fringes. Single women and women with children. Women in charge of business, in charge of households, in charge of both. Hard-shell women with soft interiors. Women with signature scents. The scorned women I read about in the news. Women […]