@chrispygal.bsky.social
Poet, writer, lover of music and kitty cats. Ken's wife. Po-editor at Eclectica Magazine, author of The Bean Books. She/her
This lucky poet has two books coming out this fall/winter. First up is my chapbook from Bottlecap Press, Before The World Was On Fire. It's about growing up in the 60's and 70's, and being an old gal in the 20's. And how you get through everything with the power of the word.
October 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This lucky poet has two books coming out this fall/winter. First up is my chapbook from Bottlecap Press, Before The World Was On Fire. It's about growing up in the 60's and 70's, and being an old gal in the 20's. And how you get through everything with the power of the word.
Wednesday, October 29 at 7 PM, Pearl River Methodist Church--join six Rockland County poets who have written for a very, very long time. Julie Agoos, Tim Doyle, Maureen Henry, Wally Glickman, Brian Kates--and MOI! Thanks to Rockland Poet Laureate Juan Pablo Mobili for setting this up. Do come!
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wednesday, October 29 at 7 PM, Pearl River Methodist Church--join six Rockland County poets who have written for a very, very long time. Julie Agoos, Tim Doyle, Maureen Henry, Wally Glickman, Brian Kates--and MOI! Thanks to Rockland Poet Laureate Juan Pablo Mobili for setting this up. Do come!
How can you both escape the current horrors and resist them? Read Eclectica, the literary magazine with a conscience and also fabulous poetry, CNF, and fiction. And lots of other stuff. Autumn issue OUT NOW, and free for all to read. www.eclectica.org/index.html
October 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
How can you both escape the current horrors and resist them? Read Eclectica, the literary magazine with a conscience and also fabulous poetry, CNF, and fiction. And lots of other stuff. Autumn issue OUT NOW, and free for all to read. www.eclectica.org/index.html
Local Rockland County poets face the current discouraging times with encouraging verse and soulful advice in this month's Grist for The Mill, from the Rockland County Business Journal. Link in comments.
October 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Local Rockland County poets face the current discouraging times with encouraging verse and soulful advice in this month's Grist for The Mill, from the Rockland County Business Journal. Link in comments.
Delighted to see my poetry column live at Rockland County Business Journal. Grist for the Mill this month is about Mary Lou Buschi, an excellent local poet. Link in the comments.
September 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Delighted to see my poetry column live at Rockland County Business Journal. Grist for the Mill this month is about Mary Lou Buschi, an excellent local poet. Link in the comments.
Thanks to Midwest Quarterly for including this poem about my eleventh finger (no kidding) in their summer issue!
August 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Thanks to Midwest Quarterly for including this poem about my eleventh finger (no kidding) in their summer issue!
Hi, Bluesky poets and writers! I'm poetry editor at the venerable Eclectica Magazine, one of the 'net's first 'zines. General submissions for poems are just about filled up for the autumn issue, but if you've got something really good, why not shoot it our way? www.eclectica.org
August 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hi, Bluesky poets and writers! I'm poetry editor at the venerable Eclectica Magazine, one of the 'net's first 'zines. General submissions for poems are just about filled up for the autumn issue, but if you've got something really good, why not shoot it our way? www.eclectica.org
Hey, we're busy reading POEMS over at Eclectica Magazine. Our Autumn issue comes out around October 1. How about trying our WORD CHALLENGE? Include the words Curio, Cider, Foil, & Dolorous in a poem of any style, and send it to us through our WORD CHALLENGE portal. No reading fee!
August 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hey, we're busy reading POEMS over at Eclectica Magazine. Our Autumn issue comes out around October 1. How about trying our WORD CHALLENGE? Include the words Curio, Cider, Foil, & Dolorous in a poem of any style, and send it to us through our WORD CHALLENGE portal. No reading fee!
Did you know? Rockland County, NY, has more poets than you would believe. We have so many poets that poetry even poets it up in the Rockland County Business Journal--because poetry is the business of life. This month's column stars poet/creativity coach Mary Jo Lillian. Happy August!
August 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Did you know? Rockland County, NY, has more poets than you would believe. We have so many poets that poetry even poets it up in the Rockland County Business Journal--because poetry is the business of life. This month's column stars poet/creativity coach Mary Jo Lillian. Happy August!
Bella has the antidote to neo-fascism and despair; Fancy Feast for kitties, and the newest issue of Eclectica Magazine, one of the net's OG 'zines, for hoomans. Link in comments to the best poems in forever and fab prose, too.
July 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Bella has the antidote to neo-fascism and despair; Fancy Feast for kitties, and the newest issue of Eclectica Magazine, one of the net's OG 'zines, for hoomans. Link in comments to the best poems in forever and fab prose, too.
New column's up about Rockland County, NY's Wally Glickman in RCBJ. Wally's delightful. Read all about his last performance at Nyack's Big Red Books. Link in comments, photo by Richard Fulco.
July 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New column's up about Rockland County, NY's Wally Glickman in RCBJ. Wally's delightful. Read all about his last performance at Nyack's Big Red Books. Link in comments, photo by Richard Fulco.
Rockland County, NY's monthly gift of poems to everyone: this time, Rebecca Watkins' poetry is spotlighted in Grist for the Mill--and I snuck one of my own in at the end. Link in the comments. Have a look!
June 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Rockland County, NY's monthly gift of poems to everyone: this time, Rebecca Watkins' poetry is spotlighted in Grist for the Mill--and I snuck one of my own in at the end. Link in the comments. Have a look!
Ken and I didn't make it to the noontime demo at Four Corners. A big tree blew down and took out the wires near our house. But despite the weather, local patriots stood up for democracy as they do weekly in Nanuet. Link to next week's demo in the comments--and yeah, Lawler, I'm waiting, too!
May 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Ken and I didn't make it to the noontime demo at Four Corners. A big tree blew down and took out the wires near our house. But despite the weather, local patriots stood up for democracy as they do weekly in Nanuet. Link to next week's demo in the comments--and yeah, Lawler, I'm waiting, too!
In the cold rain outside Thayer Gate at West Point this morning, a determined band of patriots let the draft-dodger in the White House know what they thought of him speaking at West Point's Commencement. The signs say "Go Army, Defeat Fascism." Proud of my friend Nancy for representing.
May 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In the cold rain outside Thayer Gate at West Point this morning, a determined band of patriots let the draft-dodger in the White House know what they thought of him speaking at West Point's Commencement. The signs say "Go Army, Defeat Fascism." Proud of my friend Nancy for representing.
Unity, Sunset, Spoon, & Moss: Use all four words in a poem, have some fun, and send it to us. Free submission, Eclectica is always free to read--good poems and literature, one of the oldest online lit mags--AND we're still reading for the summer issue in the main poetry section, too. electica.org
May 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Unity, Sunset, Spoon, & Moss: Use all four words in a poem, have some fun, and send it to us. Free submission, Eclectica is always free to read--good poems and literature, one of the oldest online lit mags--AND we're still reading for the summer issue in the main poetry section, too. electica.org
Eclectica Magazine, where I am poetry editor, just went live with its Spring issue. There is a ton of good writing and art therein. It's even a free read! Go get you some. www.eclectica.org
April 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Eclectica Magazine, where I am poetry editor, just went live with its Spring issue. There is a ton of good writing and art therein. It's even a free read! Go get you some. www.eclectica.org
So my pal Rich Jordan said I should send something to Glimpse, and excellent lit mag. Result: I'm in the new issue, and he is, plus Ted Kooser, Marge Piercy, Timothy Liu, and Dorianne Laux! This is my Bob Dylan poem:
April 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So my pal Rich Jordan said I should send something to Glimpse, and excellent lit mag. Result: I'm in the new issue, and he is, plus Ted Kooser, Marge Piercy, Timothy Liu, and Dorianne Laux! This is my Bob Dylan poem:
Happy Valentine's Day one and all!! And put on some darned pants!
February 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Happy Valentine's Day one and all!! And put on some darned pants!
Beavis and...
February 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Beavis and...
Snowy night. Breathe!
February 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Snowy night. Breathe!
Spent the afternoon judging The Mary Ruffin Poole American Heritage Award out of North Carolina. I was delighted and honored to serve and I feel uplifted, as I always am, by poetry. A valuable thing these days.
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Spent the afternoon judging The Mary Ruffin Poole American Heritage Award out of North Carolina. I was delighted and honored to serve and I feel uplifted, as I always am, by poetry. A valuable thing these days.
This is for real. If you can do a street protest, find one here. I'l include the Newsweek link to all the meetup locations in comments. Wednesday noon.
February 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is for real. If you can do a street protest, find one here. I'l include the Newsweek link to all the meetup locations in comments. Wednesday noon.
Ken and me, demonstrating why street protests are not the wisest for us: we're pretty old. HOWEVER, @resist.bot is an excellent way to elevate your displeasure at the ongoing coup. It'll send letters to all your reps in seconds, free! Use it every day!! Try it.
February 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ken and me, demonstrating why street protests are not the wisest for us: we're pretty old. HOWEVER, @resist.bot is an excellent way to elevate your displeasure at the ongoing coup. It'll send letters to all your reps in seconds, free! Use it every day!! Try it.