Ekphrastic Poetry and Art

Two of my poems will be displayed with art at Benedictine College in Lisle, Illinois in March, 2020 as part of an ekphrastic project of the Illinois State Poetry Society. The exhibit was previously presented at the Burning Bush Gallery in Wheaton this fall.

This is the art that inspired one of the poems below:

               Mask

See the sadness in my eyes.

I hide behind this mask

afraid to affirm

who I am

what I feel within.

My mask twists and winds

like my spirit and mind.

Will I be scorned, unloved

should I reveal myself

and all I may become?

Shall I dare be strong

even reckless to

fly free with these feathers

or stay stuck, silent and sad

beneath this mask?

Art by Yelda Akacik (on Instagram at @hiyelda
https://instagram.com/hiyelda?igshid=57bzvq30vwuz )

Poems

Several of my poems can be found at https://www.poemhunter.com/s-m-kozubek/

Mainichi Haiku Contest

Letter and plaque received last week: I've been awarded a Second Prize in the 21st Mainichi Haiku Contest International Section for: amid the stones of the soldiers' cemetery edelweiss #Haiku #3lines #poetry #POEMS

Clips from my 10-minute play Geezers at Florida Studio's Bowne's Lab

Thanks actors Ryan and John and Director Meg and, of course, Jason Cannon for a wonderful class!
#theater #comedy

New Comedy

Talented young actors performed a staged reading of my 10-minute comedy The Tow at the Florida Studios Bowne Lab in Sarasota, Florida yesterday.

New Release by Chicago Poetry Press

I am delighted to have another poem included in this year's collection:

http://chicagopoetry.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1550&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

New Book in Breaking the Cycle series

 http://amzn.com/1530580935

This is a great new volume of stories and poems, included two by yours truly. All proceeds are going to organizations that help neglected and abused children. Past recipients have included Prevent Child Abuse America and First Light Child Advocacy Center.