A Wife and a Husband With Penny Parker Klostermann

10/6/2017

Today, I have the pleasure of being featured on Penny Parker Klostermann's blog in her fabulous series "A Great Nephew and a Great Aunt." I have written an ekphrastic poem, "The Storm Queen," in response to an abstract painting of my husband's, Malcolm Deeley. Many thanks to Penny, friend and former crit partner in The Poet's Garage, for hosting us today! The post looks wonderful. Also, a shout out to my husband, Mal, who is not only a talented artist, but a poet, author, photographer, and the love of my life! Check out his books of poetry on Amazon!

4 Comments

Kay Jernigan McGriff

10/6/2017 12:08:59 pm

I enjoyed both the art and poetry on Penny's blog!

B.J. Lee

10/6/2017 12:27:38 pm

Thank you, Kay!

Violet N. link

10/7/2017 10:36:34 am

B.J. I saw your husband's painting and your poem on Penny's site. What a great project! I didn't know you were part of a dynamic poetic duo. (What is it like, being married to a poet? *grin*)

B.J. Lee

10/7/2017 03:59:48 pm

Hi Violet! Mal and I are very different writers. He writes mostly speculative poetry and fiction while I write mostly childrens poetry and fiction. Venturing into a novel in verse now. But, it's great being married to a writer who understands all things writerly! <3

Author

B. J. Lee is a children’s author and poet. Her picture book, There Was an Old Gator Who Swallowed a Moth, is launching with Pelican Publishing on February 15, 2019. She has poems in 25 poetry anthologies published by Little, Brown, Wordsong, BloomsburyUK, National Geographic, Otter-Barry Books, Pomelo Books, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. She has worked with anthologists Lee Bennett Hopkins, J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt. She has written poems for such children’s magazines as Spider, Highlights and The School Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @bjlee_writer.

Poets' Garage website

Includes my poem "Skateboard Girl"

Includes my poem "The Red Crabs of Christmas Island"

Coming in 2018 National Geographic's book of US: 200 Poems of People, Places, and Passions (edited by J. Patrick Lewis.)
Will include my poem, "Groundhognostication"