Big thanks to Mallory Smart for giving me another chance to be on her rad Textual Healing podcast!
In this new segment of her podcast called Off the Record, writers read a segment of their work w/ a suggested song pairing!
My choice: Algorithms Suck (Finding Dora Maar), a poem from my latest chapbook Ghosts, Trolls, and Other Things on the Internet from Bottlecap Press, paired w/ one of my favourite songs: Making Art by JD Samson and Men!
Listen now:
Have you ever had a crush on a cam girl?
Would you dedicate a poem to Taylor Swift?
What would you do if you were the last millennial with a flip phone?
GHOSTS, TROLLS, AND OTHER THINGS ON THE INTERNET is the second poetry chapbook from C. E. Hoffman, now out from Bottlecap Press!
Satirical, sad, and sweet, Hoffman observes the misinformation age as a technological outcast, making pop culture poetic, and poetry pop culture.
Buy it here, babes! 💕💕
Stay Creative!
C
Yesterday, I tweeted:
It’s more a reminder to myself than anyone else.
We work harder when we love our work, and I adore creativity. Yet I need to learn to pause and celebrate how far I’ve come. I need to get as excited about where I am as where I’m going!
So, today, I’m taking the time to thank Defunct Magazine for selecting my chapbook NO ACTUAL SIN as the winning entry for their 2022 May Day Chapbook Contest.
The chapbook explores intimacy, sexuality, healing, and shame, the title taken from a D H Lawrence quote.
They said of the submission:
“Our judges were enamoured with the authentic voice… and the way consistent themes and ideas were weaved throughout the collection.”
It reminds me of another Tweet I’ve turned into my desktop wallpaper:
I crave validation, yet I’m reticent to accept when the validation is there!
I am so grateful that my work reached the judges and editors at Defunct, and hope it will reach you, too.
Also, congratulations to the runner-up Durell Carter and the honourable mentions Secret Hallelujah, Marcia LeBeau, and Alison Lubar. Let’s all celebrate each other!
Stay Creative!
C💕
C E Hoffman 