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Jerry Jazz Musician Publication

Honored for having my Sinéad O’Connor poem, “Feel So Different” and my commentary for this passing year in this latest issue of Jerry Jazz Musician. Kudos to these poets: Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Geer Austin, Linda Lerner, Mike Jurkovic, David Miller, Phil Linz, Russell Dupont, and others.

Read the issue at: https://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/a-collection-of-poetic-responses-to-the-events-of-2025/

The 29th Alternative New Year’s Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza

The 29th Alternative New Year’s Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza

ALTERNATIVE NEW YEAR'S DAY: A NYC POETRY TRADITION

New Year’s Day is coming! The 29th Alternative New Year’s Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza is one of the premier happenings of the Manhattan poetry calendar. More than 150 performers. Join us at the Westbeth Community Room from 2 to 10 p.m.

Roxanne Hoffman and I are scheduled to go on between 3 & 4 p.m.

Let’s ditch 2025 in the most poetic way!

Happy Saturday,

Trish oxoxox

Meowy Catmas Catku

Christmas Catku, 5-7-5 Haiku Journal (Atlantean Publishing), December 25, 2025 Meowy Catmus to DJ Tyrer of Atlantean Publishing for posting my Christmas Catku today on 5-7-5 Haiku Journal. Nice to share the space with Rod Boyer.

https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/christmas-catku/

Krampus is coming 5-7-5 Haiku Journal

I love Krampus! Thank you, DJ Tyrer of Atlantean Publishing, for posting my dark scifiaku today. Scifiaku in 5-7-5 Haiku Journal (Atlantean Publishing), December 23, 2025 https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/scifaiku-by-patricia-carragon/

Christmas Wars Haiku

https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/christmas-wars-oddball-magazine-december-22-2025/

Thank you, Jason Wright and Chad Parenteau, for this post in Oddball Magazine. Great art by Robert Fleming.

The Stony Thursday Book, 50th Anniversary

Deeply honored to have “White Flag” find a home in the Irish publication, The Stony Thursday Book, 50th Anniversary. With gratitude to editors John Liddy and Jim Burke. Special thanks to The Arts Council and Limerick City and County Council. Happy to share the space with R. Bremner, Sandy Yannone, Susan Isla Tepper, Tim Dwyer, et al.

https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/the-stony-thursday-book-50th-anniversary-2025/

Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, December 21, 2025

Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, December 21, 2025

Thank you, Roberta Beach Jacobson of Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, for posting my caloric ku today, Happy to share the space with dan smith and Neena Singh.

https://fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/12/afternoon-of-december-21-2025.html

Happy Sunday,

Trish oxoxox

Fixed and Free Quarterly, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Winter 2025

Fixed and Free Quarterly, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Winter 2025

read it at https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/fixed-and-free-quarterly-vol-4-issue-4-winter-2025/

Thank you, Billy Brown for publishing “War” and “The Dream” in Fixed and Free Quarterly, Volume 4, Issue 4, Winter 2025. In memoriam for poet Georgia Santa Maria. Praise for Billy Brown, Josephine LoRe, Bill Nevins, John Roche, Charles S. Colbean, Bob Heman, Hiram Larew, Linette Rabsatt, Margaret R. Sáraco, Sterling Warner, et al.

Happy Sunday

Trish oxoxo

2026 Haiku Calendar

Thank you, Mankh of Allbook Books for publishing my photo and haiku in the 2026 Haiku Calendar. Shout-outs to Judy Turek, Robert Savino, Margarette Wahl, Geraldine Green, Cliff Bleidner, et al. Read it at :

https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/haiku-calendar-2026-allbook-books/

5-7-5 Haiku Journal

https://575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/catku-by-patricia-carragon-2/

Thank you, DJ Tyrer for publishing my Catku.

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