Tim Carmichael

Joined March 2025

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I am an Appalachian poet and cookbook author. I write about rural life, family, and the places I grew up around. My poetry and essays have appeared in Beautiful and Brutal Things, My latest book. Check it out on Amazon

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After the Burning
We gather around what remains embers breathing their final orange heat retreating into memory All night we fed this hunger
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
The Casket Trembles
Casket sealed too tight, something scratches from within, my blood freezes still.
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
The Lantern by the Door. Winner in Lantern Light Challenge.
My father's lantern, dented on one side from when it fell that winter crossing back, hung every night beside the kitchen door.
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
A Song of the Seeker's Way
I have wandered the long paths asking, and asking Through cities teeming with ten thousand voices Across prairies where wildlife share secrets to the wind
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
The Masque of Inward Glass
What counterfeit doth greet the mornings eye What practiced smile what measured tone of voice We dress ourselves in half-truths and thereby
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
A Villanelle of Private Hell
I should have clasped you ere the darkness fell That single hour returns to haunt my brain And what I lost becomes my private hell
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
Between Candle and Smoke. Top Story - October 2025.
I hold your absence like a struck match glow, Bright at the edges where my fingers burn, While darkness pools in places I can't know,
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
The Double Edge
I conjure worlds where we could still belong, Where every word I should have said rings clear, And build cathedrals out of what went wrong,
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
The Garden at Twilight
The roses bloom in bruises, plum and red, Their petals soft as secrets never told. Beneath the earth the roots wind through the dead,
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
Backcountry Backpacking the Lakeshore Trail in the Smoky Mountains: A True Test of Grit
I just returned from a 3-day backpacking backcountry trip in the Smoky Mountains. For those who love the Smokies, the call of the wilderness is irresistible. Winding footpaths, hidden campsites, and the promise of solitude pull hikers deep into one of the most beloved national parks in the country. Among the network of more than 900 miles of official trails, a handful stand out as true tests of endurance and patience. The Lakeshore Trail is one of them.
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Wander
Shadows at Dusk
Empty swing creaks slow Footsteps circle where none walk The dusk holds its breath
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets
A Letter to the Moon
Dear Moon: You have watched kingdoms rise and fall yet tonight you feel close as if you have come only for me Your face holds oceans
By Tim Carmichael5 months ago in Poets