I’ve been operating far outside my comfort zone and way outside my fiction-writer lane lately.

Querying a novel will do that to a writer. Fiction-writing feels a little fraught when you’re trying to woo agents and presses with your fiction. So, I turned my attention to writing essays–and even a little poetry. Here’s:

“Satie Sestina: YouTube Comments on Gymnopedies”

Thanks to Trampoline Poetry‘s editor Justin Lacour. And many thanks to my writing critique group–present and past members alike–who, first, told me this long poem I was working on would work best as a sestina (a what?); and, second, gave me the permission to play with the form (just) a little.

If you’re interested, you can read my bio out at Trampoline Poetry, where I explain how the idea for this poem came to be. (Thank you, YouTube comments!)

Now, who else is a Satie fan?

More Rust Belt literary goodness soon. ~Rebecca