Bio for 2021
Alyse Sammarco writes poetry, short stories and plays. Her writing tells stories in a uniquely introspective way, touching the reader with the emotion of a moment captured on the page. She is strongly influenced by the forests and streams of the Ohio River Valley were she grew up. She studied at the University of Rochester in New York, and at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio where she earned a JD. "Lawyers are wordsmiths, crafting stories through images and recording what would otherwise be forgotten." She has 3 sons and practices law in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Reason for signing up:
Sing baby sing!
Even if it’s off key.
Painting by Ricci Michaels.
Poems Submitted This Year:
- June 01, 2021 How do I say
- June 02, 2021 A mile wide at Cincinnati
- June 04, 2021 Waking up on a misty morning
- June 05, 2021 Swimming on the backyard
- June 06, 2021 Groceries basketball and sex
- June 07, 2021 New Richmond Vista
- June 08, 2021 Come to bed before things cool off
- June 09, 2021 Who raised the children
- June 10, 2021 That club where we used to hang out
- June 11, 2021 Canyons of San Diego
- June 13, 2021 The past is never done
- June 14, 2021 El muertes de Los Amantes (Death of the lovers)
- June 15, 2021 Butterfly Steps
- June 16, 2021 Maybe I promised I'd be Better
- June 17, 2021 California Hacienda
- June 19, 2021 Skipping Stones
- June 20, 2021 Skipping Stones II
- June 21, 2021 Skipping Stones III
- June 22, 2021 Explain To Me What Is This Thing
- June 23, 2021 When boys and girls dream of one another
- June 24, 2021 Skipping Stones IV
- June 25, 2021 Skipping Stones V
- June 26, 2021 In that moment they were magnificent
- June 29, 2021 The Islands we go to when we sleep
- June 30, 2021 Those Islands Where We Go When We Sleep II
Badges
Participated in the 2021 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
Participated in the 2022 Lexington Poetry Month Writing Challenge
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