1. The forsythia surrounds me like warm bowls of sun. 2. With the flick of a switch the daffodils are lit. 3. Climate changed blooms / come a month too soon / forsythia flowers died / the year Trump won election / tampered in his favor / by Russians and traitors / refugees had no […]
Stephen Jenkinson, author of Die Wise, describes our culture as death phobic and grief illiterate. And yet, there we were in the spirit of poetic memoir and depth psychology, delving into subjects so often avoided. Katherine left the bedside of a dying friend to share this encore call-and-response reading that she and I had done […]
Ink traps and false starts trip ups and set backs no roadblocks or look ups no epics or opus I’m looking for a crossword to fit an empty space A piece to solve a puzzle A new clue to follow I’m looking for new focus Some good luck A power-up A brainstorm to build on […]
1. Driving down to Roanoke in the rainy fog this weekend, the Bradford Pear trees in bloom looked like February snow. 2. THIS is what I did in Roanoke. 3. My favorite birdsong is wood thrush and cat bird. Click HERE to hear your favorite birdsong. 4. “I wouldn’t be surprised if poetry—poetry in the […]
