#lori zimmermann

[ecstasis]

My Therapist Asks About My Mother And I Cannot Answer

She dug the ruts in the dirt road I must drive, past the rusted sign nailed to a post that’s read KEEP OUT for generations. The road peters out into a pasture rickracked with Queen Anne’s lace, ragweed, poison oak, barbed wire and dandelions in full yellow flower. I go ahead on foot. I pick the best bouquet I can. I pick my way across the field. I spot her standing by a sugar maple. She waves at me. She’s brought a blanket.

Lori Zimmermann in Broad!

[broadsidedpress]

An Interview with Broadsided Press Tumblr Editor Lori Zimmermann

Who keeps the Broadsided Press Tumblr queue stocked? And how do I do it so fabulously? Twitter Editor Gabrielle Bates interviewed me (Lori Zimmermann) to find out. What do you like about Tumblr as a platform? What are some challenges you've found in working with it? LZ: Tumblr is very versatile—it's easy to post just about any form of blog entry (picture, video, audio, text, hyperlink…), which I find useful. Challenges include maintaining a balance between original posts and reblogged posts, and serving up Broadsided Press news in portions small enough that they're easily digestible for our Tumblr followers, but large enough that they still feel complete in and of themselves. Read the rest of the interview--where we talk about good books, ekphrastic poetry, and a mysterious metal giraffe--here!

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Write on the DOT Vol. III includes a poem by me about dating ineptitude, as well as prose and poetry on other subjects by other equally fabulous writers. You can snag a copy of the journal for FREE at these Dorchester locations:

Savin Hill Yoga Dot2Dot Café Ashmont Cycles BPL Uphams Corner BPL Grove Hall BPL Codman Square BPL Fields Corner BPL Lower Mills If you know of other locations around the Dot that would be good for distribution, please email [email protected]. If you want a copy but don't live in the Boston area, or don't want to ride all that way down the Red Line (it's really not that far, Somerville folks), drop me an ask and I'll see what I can do.