How did her first storybooks shape the life of Alarie Tennille? If you guessed they made her an avid reader and a writer, you are partially right. Includes artwork by Richard Eric Disney, thank you to Lorette C. Luzajic for giving Alarie the first Editor’s Choice Fantastic Ekphrastic Award, plus Alarie’s poem Angel of Showing Up.

Poet Alarie Tennille is a regular contributor to The Ekphrastic Review, and is pleased to have the opportunity to introduce Lorette C. Luzajic, the Review’s editor and founder.

Poet Alarie Tennille and her husband have been sponsors of Amethyst Place for a few years. When they went there to give a workshops on writing thank you notes, they came home feeling grateful.

Alarie Tennille is a night owl poet. The darkness of night feeds her own dark side, but her muse, Luna, makes sure she layers some humor and wit between the lines. Includes her poem, Waking in the Morgue.

Poet Alarie Tennille celebrates the joy of many, many new Christmas books and offers suggestions for books you may want to read.

Poet Alarie Tennille says writing fiction is the polite way of telling lies. This blog includes her poems At Chesapeake Bay and Favorite Doll. Only one is fiction. Can you tell which is which?

Poet Alarie Tennille likes to take bold leaps in finding topics for poetry. The ideas don’t fall from the sky, she sails up to find them. Includes her poem Pencil in a Rare Interview.