The Real McCoy

Kathleen McCoy on Poetry

Category: writers

  • Beginning (Again), or, On Being Haunted

    The author reflects on their evolving writing journey after retiring from a long teaching career. They express excitement about a new musical theatre project, driven by previous aspirations and collaboration with a talented composer. The piece contemplates legacy, inspiration from contemporary poets, and personal growth through creative endeavors.

  • Holiday Poetry

    Join me for a holiday poetry reading on December 10, 2020, free on Zoom.

  • We’re all adding brushstrokes to a much larger mural than any one of us can hold

  • Originally posted on O Write: Marilynonaroll's Blog: A poem by Dante Di Stefano, “A Drone Pilot Discusses the Story of Abraham and Isaac” (http://www.amethystarsenic.com/issues/4-1/dante-di-stefano.php) compares Abraham’s faith on that day he offered up his son to the kind of everyday faith with which we live our mundane lives, faith that, for example, if we…

  • This year, I’m challenging myself–and any of you who care to join–to claim your own catwalk to move across steadily and with as much grace as we can muster. I’m not talking about a Kate Moss catwalk, but the kind that’s tethered near the tops of trees, a single cable you inch across for the…

  • Pull up a chair. Have a cuppa whatever. Read a little poetry, ruminate . . . Welcome to my web.