Paul’s Poetry Playground Is Finally Reopened For Play…

~ Paul Szlosek

The last eighteen months have been very eventful for me, with my life being a whirlwind of things happening, both bad (multiple bouts of illness and a family crisis that unexpectedly took half a year to resolve) and good (dozens of publications in poetry journals and anthologies, featured readings across Massachusetts, and even a few fairly prestigious awards including the Stanley Kunitz Medal in 2023 and the Frank O’Hara Poetry Prize this year). Being so active in my local poetry community which I love so much (I’ve been either hosting or attending an average of three local poetry events a week when not sick) has been really wonderful, but unfortunately, it also has taken up so much of my time that I have neglected this incredible online community of fellow poets, writers, and bloggers which I value just as much. I must apologize to you all for shamefully not posting on Paul’s Poetry Playground since last September, and express how grateful I am to all of you who are amazingly still regularly viewing and leaving likes for this blog. Although things haven’t seemed to have calmed down all that much for me, I am happy to announce that Paul’s Poetry Playground is finally being re-opened for play and I intend to write a post at least once a week, if not more. Thank you so much, dear readers, for your continuous interest and support, and I pledge to try not to let you down again. See you soon!

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Paul Szlosek was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, but currently resides in the nearby metropolis of Worcester. He was co-founder and host of the long-running Poet’s Parlor poetry reading in Southbridge and Sturbridge, as well as a past recipient of the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry. His poems have appeared in various local publications including the Worcester Review, Worcester Magazine, Sahara, Concrete Wolf, and Diner. He’s probably best known in the Worcester poetry community for his fanatical obsession with obscure poetry forms, and has invented his own including the ziggurat, the streetbeatina, and (most recently) the hodgenelle.

15 thoughts on “Paul’s Poetry Playground Is Finally Reopened For Play…”

  5. Paul. Dear friend. You’ve been so supportive to me. So happy to see this post. Very happy.
    Sorry about the toll things took. Unpredictable life! Happy the good news is very good.
    Omedetto 🎉 on the prestigious awards—the Stanley Kunitz Medal in 2023 and the Frank O’Hara Poetry Prize this year)
    You’re happening and becoming the sum of you. Love it.
    Hope to see more posts from you my friend. Blessings.

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    1. Dear Selma, please forgive me for taking so long to respond (once again, things happening in my life has been distracting me). Thank you so much for all the kindness and support you have continuously shown me! I will try to keep posting using your own incredible blog and dedication to writing to inspire me.
      Thank you again, Selma, my good friend!

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