Poetry

Striking Light from Ashes

"Along with the grace of your poems, there’s a kick—they are “harmoniously salty.” Your work is a many-splendored pleasure to read." 
- Angela Ball, poet and professor at the University of Southern Mississippi

"The poems in Striking Light from Ashes burn into the mind and soul. From current events to fairy tales, Hoge's poems play with form and content in a way that salvages light from near darkness."
- Robert Lee Brewer, author of Solving the World's Problems and editor of Poet's Market​​

Published by Finishing Line Press, 2017

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Muse in a Suitcase



"This book is a gem."


- Anne Harding Woodworth, author of Trouble and The Eyes Have It​​

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"These poems are pilgrimages

toward the making of themselves, and therefore open to revelation."


- LaWanda Walters, author of Light Is the Odalisque

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Published by Kelsay Books, 2021

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Identity & Creativity Guides

A Portable Identity

"There is an abundance of self-help books on the market, but this unique workbook gets you to sit down and take on the task of putting your sense of "self" back where it needs to be when coping with a new and different environment. This book is not just about coping with change, but how to get back that person (yourself) you feel you may have lost in the move."

- Donna Ayerst, former Family Liaison Office (FLO) Publications Coordinator, U.S. Department of State​

[new edition forthcoming]

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Meet Your Muse



Now available to order!



”If you long for more creative expression in your life, Meet Your Muse is a perfect choice.”

–Laurie Mattila, Discovery Writing Instructor



“Deeply inspiring and joyfully captivating.


What a gift!”

–Jeneen Piccuirro, multi-passionate artist, founder of Soul Voyage Studio

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Featured In

Journals & Magazines

  • “Next Line, Please”of The American Scholar

  • Tuck Magazine

  • High Shelf Press

  • Beyond Words Literary Magazine

  • Journal of Military Experience & the Arts

  • The New Verse News

  • Tiny Seed Literary Journal

  • These Fragile Lilacs Poetry Journal

  • Innisfree Poetry Journal

  • The Pine Cone Review: Glissade

  • Topical Poetry

  • Cathexis Northwest Press

  • The Examined Life

Contributing Author

  • Next Line, Please: Prompts to Inspire Poets and Writers
    (David Lehman, Cornell University Press)

  • The Best American Poetry Blog, Guest Author

Mix and Moss Poetry Blog

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