https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/fixed-and-free-quarterly-vol-5-issue-2-summer-2026/
Thank you, Billy Brown,for publishing these poems, “Stranger on the Shore,” “I Put a Spell on You,” “I Am the One,” ” For the Lost Children,” and ” While Flames Rise,” in the Summer Issue of Fixed and Free Quarterly. The first two from my latest collection, *Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing, 2026). Shout outs to: R. Bremner, Billy Brown, Charles S. Colbean, Bob Heman, Pamela Laskin, Josephine LoRe, Bill Nevins, John Roche, Sterling Warner, Zohreh Zadbood, Mona Zamfirescu, et al.
To get your copy of this anthology, it’s available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4xW4DPY
* Stranger on the Shore is available on Amazon https://amzn.to/4xF9RiT
Happy June,
Trish oxoxox
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https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/first-floor-walk-up-june-15-2026/ Fabulous night in the East Village at Wayne Kral’s First Floor Walk Up. I read from my new jazz poetry collection, Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing). It was a treat hearing Barbara Solsky, Matthew Paris, Tim Tomlinson, and Deedle Tomlinson.
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BigCityLit Celebration and Fundraiser
Posted on June 14, 2026
A beautiful day for BigCityLit. The spirit of Nicholas Johnson and Maureen Holm lives on. So sorry I couldn’t stay long to hear the rest of the poets. Had a conflict in my schedule. Thank you, Thad Rutkowski and Elizabeth Morse, for putting this together.
Please support this long-standing journal’s GoFundMe Fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/big-city-lit-fundraiser
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REMINDER: First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Manhattan’s East Village
Posted on June 12, 2026
Friends,
I’m excited to be one of the featured readers at First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Manhattan’s East Village.
I’ll be sharing poetry from my latest jazz poetry collection, Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing).
I hope you’ll join me for an evening of poetry and prose with a wonderful lineup of readers: Barbara Solsky, Matthew Paris, Tim Tomlinson, and Deedle Tomlinson.
Monday, June 15, 2026
7:00 p.m.
One and One
76 E. 1st Street
New York, NY
Hope to see you there!
Facebook Invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1530975291848510/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
Happy June,
Trish oxoxoxox
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A beautiful night for poetry. A glorious night for the Woodside Writers and the second launch for Lucent Voicings. Congrats to Eleni Traganas and the poets. Special thanks to Rena Hershberher.—with featured participants Patricia Carragon (Guest Poet), Steen W. Rasmussen, Samantha Fallon Smith, Touba Hamdi, Janice Cyntje, Lois Anne DeLong, and David Lowe.
https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/lucent-voicings-at-the-globe-tavern-in-sunnyside-queens/
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Thrilled again to have my haiku included in Haiku Girl Summer‘s “It’s the little things,” guest edited by Melissa Dennison.
starlight—
fireflies
swarm cookout
Patricia Carragon
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Always a pleasure to share pages with Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, Sarah Paris, Nancy Brady, and Joy Hallinan.
Thank you for the publication and for the wonderful company.
https://www.haikugirlsummer.com/its-the-little-things/?ref=haiku-girl-summer-newsletter
Happy June,
Trish oxoxox
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https://www.haikugirlsummer.com/different-lessons/?ref=haiku-girl-summer-newsletter
Thrilled to have my haiku included in Haiku Girl Summer‘s “Different Lessons,” guest edited by Melissa Dennison.
kids stretch their legs—
dandelion seeds
in the wind
Always a pleasure to share pages with Joanna Ashwell, Jennifer Gurney, Robin White, and Veronica Hosking.
Thank you for the publication and for the wonderful company.
Reply
The temporary sprinkles didn’t dampen the enthusiasm today at A Persistence of Cormorants led by our host, Gerald Wagoner. Despite the overhead clouds, the sun did shine for Melinda Wilson, Gregory Crosby, Susan Michele Coronel, and Dennis Nurkse.
some photo highlights:
https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/07/today-at-a-persistence-of-cormorants/
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https://sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/asahi-haikuist-network-june-5-2026/
Thank you, David McMurray, for publishing my catku in Asahi Haikuist for June 5 #haiku #publication #cats
the rumble
of shelf clouds---
cats take cover
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Friends,
I’m excited to be one of the featured readers at First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Manhattan’s East Village.
I’ll be sharing poetry from my latest jazz poetry collection, Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing).
I hope you’ll join me for an evening of poetry and prose with a wonderful lineup of readers: Barbara Solsky, Matthew Paris, Tim Tomlinson, and Deedle Tomlinson.
Monday, June 15, 2026
7:00 p.m.
One and One
76 E. 1st Street
New York, NY
Hope to see you there!
Happy June,
Trish oxoxoxox
Reply
Brownstone Poets / Blog
Fixed and Free Quarterly Publication
https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/fixed-and-free-quarterly-vol-5-issue-2-summer-2026/
Thank you, Billy Brown,for publishing these poems, “Stranger on the Shore,” “I Put a Spell on You,” “I Am the One,” ” For the Lost Children,” and ” While Flames Rise,” in the Summer Issue of Fixed and Free Quarterly. The first two from my latest collection, *Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing, 2026). Shout outs to: R. Bremner, Billy Brown, Charles S. Colbean, Bob Heman, Pamela Laskin, Josephine LoRe, Bill Nevins, John Roche, Sterling Warner, Zohreh Zadbood, Mona Zamfirescu, et al.
To get your copy of this anthology, it’s available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4xW4DPY
* Stranger on the Shore is available on Amazon https://amzn.to/4xF9RiT
Happy June,
Trish oxoxox
Reply
First Floor Walk-up Poetry and Prose
https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/first-floor-walk-up-june-15-2026/ Fabulous night in the East Village at Wayne Kral’s First Floor Walk Up. I read from my new jazz poetry collection, Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing). It was a treat hearing Barbara Solsky, Matthew Paris, Tim Tomlinson, and Deedle Tomlinson.
Reply
BigCityLit
BigCityLit Celebration and Fundraiser Posted on June 14, 2026
A beautiful day for BigCityLit. The spirit of Nicholas Johnson and Maureen Holm lives on. So sorry I couldn’t stay long to hear the rest of the poets. Had a conflict in my schedule. Thank you, Thad Rutkowski and Elizabeth Morse, for putting this together.
Please support this long-standing journal’s GoFundMe Fundraiser:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/big-city-lit-fundraiser
Reply
REMINDER: First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Ma
REMINDER: First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Manhattan’s East Village Posted on June 12, 2026
Friends,
I’m excited to be one of the featured readers at First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Manhattan’s East Village.
I’ll be sharing poetry from my latest jazz poetry collection, Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing).
I hope you’ll join me for an evening of poetry and prose with a wonderful lineup of readers: Barbara Solsky, Matthew Paris, Tim Tomlinson, and Deedle Tomlinson.
Monday, June 15, 2026 7:00 p.m. One and One 76 E. 1st Street New York, NY
Hope to see you there!
Facebook Invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1530975291848510/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
Happy June,
Trish oxoxoxox
Reply
Lucent Voicings, The Woodside Review Anthology
A beautiful night for poetry. A glorious night for the Woodside Writers and the second launch for Lucent Voicings. Congrats to Eleni Traganas and the poets. Special thanks to Rena Hershberher.—with featured participants Patricia Carragon (Guest Poet), Steen W. Rasmussen, Samantha Fallon Smith, Touba Hamdi, Janice Cyntje, Lois Anne DeLong, and David Lowe.
https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/lucent-voicings-at-the-globe-tavern-in-sunnyside-queens/
Reply
Haiku Summer Girl, June 10, 2026
Thrilled again to have my haiku included in Haiku Girl Summer‘s “It’s the little things,” guest edited by Melissa Dennison.
starlight— fireflies swarm cookout
Patricia Carragon Brooklyn, New York, USA
Always a pleasure to share pages with Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, Sarah Paris, Nancy Brady, and Joy Hallinan.
Thank you for the publication and for the wonderful company.
https://www.haikugirlsummer.com/its-the-little-things/?ref=haiku-girl-summer-newsletter
Happy June,
Trish oxoxox
Reply
Haiku Summer Girl, June 9, 2026
https://www.haikugirlsummer.com/different-lessons/?ref=haiku-girl-summer-newsletter
Thrilled to have my haiku included in Haiku Girl Summer‘s “Different Lessons,” guest edited by Melissa Dennison.
kids stretch their legs— dandelion seeds in the wind
Always a pleasure to share pages with Joanna Ashwell, Jennifer Gurney, Robin White, and Veronica Hosking.
Thank you for the publication and for the wonderful company.
Reply
A Persistence of Cormorants
The temporary sprinkles didn’t dampen the enthusiasm today at A Persistence of Cormorants led by our host, Gerald Wagoner. Despite the overhead clouds, the sun did shine for Melinda Wilson, Gregory Crosby, Susan Michele Coronel, and Dennis Nurkse.
some photo highlights: https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2026/06/07/today-at-a-persistence-of-cormorants/
Reply
Asahi Haikuist for June 5
https://sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/asahi-haikuist-network-june-5-2026/ Thank you, David McMurray, for publishing my catku in Asahi Haikuist for June 5 #haiku #publication #cats
the rumble of shelf clouds--- cats take cover
Reply
First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Manhattan’
Friends,
I’m excited to be one of the featured readers at First Floor Walk Up on Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at One and One in Manhattan’s East Village.
I’ll be sharing poetry from my latest jazz poetry collection, Stranger on the Shore (Human Error Publishing).
I hope you’ll join me for an evening of poetry and prose with a wonderful lineup of readers: Barbara Solsky, Matthew Paris, Tim Tomlinson, and Deedle Tomlinson.
Monday, June 15, 2026 7:00 p.m. One and One 76 E. 1st Street New York, NY
Hope to see you there!
Happy June,
Trish oxoxoxox
Reply