A poem up today on Escape Into Life for Women’s History Month and a Reading in Duvall

Yes, it’s a celebration of Women’s History Month over at Escape into Life, and one of my poems, “Hedy Lamarr Told to ‘Stop Silly Inventing'” is up there. True story: Hedy Lamarr, a beautiful actress known best for her sexy demeanor, invented a frequency-hopping device, but when she offered this device to the US government (along with information about Stalin, whom she had seen at dinner parties for her first husband) she was told basically to shut up and use her looks to go raise money for the war effort instead. Many years later, the Navy adopted her device, but only after her patent had run out. She was finally recognized with a major award for her invention in her eighties, right before she died. 

This evening I’ll be reading in the nearby town of Duvall, at the Duvall Visitor & Centennial Center. There is an open mike along with the reading, which I believe starts at 6:30, and the featured reading will start at 7 PM. Hope to see some of you there! I don’t have my new book in hand yet, but I’ll bring along my lone uncorrected proof (and of course, copies of my first two books.) I might even read some new work!