77th Street + 3rd Avenue Glamorous poodle– glancing over her shoulder– fur blowing in breeze.
Shout out to all my students who found my blog this year. Happy summer, people! Enjoy! A special shoutout to the student who wrote her own dog haiku in my honor (you know who you are): Thanks for a great year, kids! I
1796 Massachusetts Avenue I, inside bagel shop; you on the curb, looking
For the full interview, see it on Fiction Advocate. Originally published on March 16, 2016. — Lia Purpura is a poet, essayist, and translator from Baltimore, Maryland. She is the author of four collections of poems–– King Baby (Alice James Books, 2008), Stone Sky
And so it is 2016, and time to tell you about the 4th and final quarter of my 2015 reading challenge and how the whole thing went. If you've been following me on GoodReads, you already know: I didn't make it.
Cushing Street + Locust Street Sweet, sad Bassett -- ears dragging on sidewalk. Owner washes them daily.
Raymond Park, by Upland Road Black and white hound mix with mismatched eyes; you would be loved by D. Bowie.
Glacken Field, by Huron Avenue We met all eight pounds of you and were smitten: small soft Dachshund named Bev.
Huron Avenue + Aberdeen Avenue Gleeful dash across the street, that German Shepherd running on three legs.
47th Street + 9th Avenue Hey, you, French Bulldog, in your sleeveless black band tee: you are so metal.