Margaret Coombs

Titles can be daunting and I go through many mistakes, usually settling upon a one-word summary of a poem, but nothing that’s exciting to find in a table of contents. In this case, I puzzle over the name of my blog, “Primordial Ooze.” It sounds ugly and off-putting to my ear, though it may accurately…

Delighted to have my poem “Encounter” published in the July issue of Verse-Virtual. It’s a special treat to be in the issue with Karla Huston, the Wisconsin Poet Laureate, as well as Neil Creighton, who has given me helpful critiques on some of my past poems. Please read as many of the fine poems in…

I really wanted a poem in the “Prayers for the Planet” issue of Young Ravens Literary Review.   Yet though I played around with the idea for several weeks, nothing formed.  Then one day in April, Bob and I took our usual walk to Manitou Park and my prayer for inspiration was answered. Many thanks…

I’m very pleased that my poem, “Newcomer,” is in the June 2017 issue of Snapdragon:  A Journal of Art & Healing.  The theme of the issue is Surrender.  It’s an honor to be represented in this journal, which is dedicated to the notion of creativity as a healing art. My thanks to editors Cyndi Briggs…

Thanks to editor Zvi A. Sesling, two poems of mine are in the Spring Issue of Muddy River Poetry Review.  You can read them here:  http://muddyriverpoetryreview.com/  Zvi is also the Poet Laureate of the city of Brookline, Massachusetts.  I’m honored that he selected my poems for his journal.  And I love its title. I am…