Sheree La Puma, Poet

Super dog. 🐶🐾 (at La Joya del Mar Rosarito, B.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVdMeFnFPJf/?utm_medium=tumblr

at Los Angeles, California https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIovEtlqcN/?utm_medium=tumblr

‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all … Emily Dickinson Missing Baja, California. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVA2U2IFU6T/?utm_medium=tumblr

He's being very cat like today. #lovemyrescue https://www.instagram.com/p/CUtA4grPlb2/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy Birthday to my son, Shane. Thank you for making me a mom. I love you with all my heart. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUWQwz4lSuG/?utm_medium=tumblr

Yep. It's Monday. 😺😺 Hello from Bello cat. 💛 (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUU_tmDFPhH/?utm_medium=tumblr

Some wonderful news. 🎉🎉🎉 My poem "Sole Survivor" has been nominated for Best of The Net by Orange Blossom Review along side some amazing talent! I am so grateful. 🙏🙏🙏 We are thrilled to share some GOOD NEWS today! Here are our 2021 Best of the Net nominations: @sallymbadawi Phillip Watts Brown @Shereewrites @ProfessorBall Peter O'Donovan @annette_sisson @ChristinaKapp Nancy L. Penrose @GoingByRenee Sarah Shields Marilyn Whitehorse 👏🍊 https://t.co/GAgEYRPHp4 https://www.instagram.com/p/CULODM8vvYV/?utm_medium=tumblr

My little prince is grounded for chewing up something I really need. 😭😭 Don't let the sweet face trick you. He knows what he did. 😂🐾 (at Playa Encantada, Playas de Rosarito) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUK78soprw6/?utm_medium=tumblr

Mood. (at Playa Encantada, Playas de Rosarito) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUDPZo2JdhY/?utm_medium=tumblr

Another beautiful day in paradise. (at Popotla Restaurant & Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUBMebjhj1R/?utm_medium=tumblr

I can't remember if I announced that my poem "Driftless" was a finalist for the Broad River Review 2021 Rash Awards. (THE LITERARY MAGAZINE OF GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY) It will be published in the Fall of 2021. https://broadriverreview.org/2021-contest/ I'm so honored. Thanks so much to the editors and judges.🙏🙏❤ (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT5yD16Jm8e/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sunday dinner. Grilled Beet Salad, Fish & Chips, Chicken Pot Pie. Old Fashion, French Martini. 🎉🎊❤️ (at The Tavern) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTv4EYxLWen/?utm_medium=tumblr

My happy little boy. #quicktrip (at Loews Coronado Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTv13pgLOxk/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Remembering my beautiful grandmother, Virginia Lee Simpkins. Dec 11th, 1916 - June 27, 1977. She gave me the gift of poetry, & taught me to love words. I lost her when I was 15 & I miss her so much. The National Suicide Hotline number: 1-800-273-8255 https://www.instagram.com/p/CTqIHXRv1Z0/?utm_medium=tumblr

This hadn't been released yet, but they had a cover reveal. 🎊🎉 My name made the cover! I'm so honored. 🙏🙏🙏 #freestatereview https://www.instagram.com/p/CTktKJrP9L8/?utm_medium=tumblr

I keep these journals/books in my living room as a reminder that I'm doing okay even when rejections get me down. They're just a few of the places that have published me in the last few years & I'm grateful for every one of them. 🙏❤️ (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkO5yYn5KA/?utm_medium=tumblr

Thursday morning. (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTUypZxF9XW/?utm_medium=tumblr