life that painful
why deny your existence your trust is nonexistent nevertheless you sing you say you radiate no light or heat dead also means still perfect exact with dearth of breath yet you breathe fretfully yes you draw breath do you hear dream-state man chortling do you see him falling through clouds Read more
e. smith sleigh
e. smith sleigh's poetry has appeared in Paper Darts, Squalorly, Kumquat Poetry, Kaleidoscope, Pankhearst’s Slimline Volume: No Love Lost, PRISM International, 'Ekphrasis', The Criterion, Orion, Scintilla, A Twist in Time, Tilde and elsewhere. She's written nine poetry collections, a fictional memoir, a non-fiction book and a historical fiction book. She won finalist designation in several literary and academic competitions including Eastern Kentucky University’s academic journal Nine Patch: A Creative Journal for Women and Gender Studies. She was educated at the universities of Delaware and Michigan, taught at the college level and traveled extensively. e. smith sleigh is a pioneer blogger. She is one of the first poets to write about post structuralism and poetry online. She lives in Robert Penn Warren county where she draws inspiration.