The Embrace by Mark Doty is the poem that turned me into a poetry fan. I had the opportunity to tell him that myself way back in 2002 when he was in Seattle for a speaking engagement at Cornish College of the Arts and I was doing a review of the event for Seattle...
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I wrote this poem ten years ago, inspired by the photograph above of me and my brother taken in 1978. Photograph 1 Beige snowMy bright red coat stands out from the darknessAlive.Dry bushes and thin treesWeakAs if they can only withstand a slight burden. My younger...
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In honor of Mother’s Day, I decided to reach out to some of my favorite bloggers who are also moms and get their thoughts on motherhood. Here’s what Leslie of Lights and Letters had to say. Photo Credit: Eric Ferrar What surprised you about motherhood? I...
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Note: A semi-revised essay of this article was later published on The Huffington Post titled, Actually I Don’t Want My Life To Be Like An Audrey Hepburn Movie. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQVzgEO_w8&w=640&h=360] Yesterday I pulled on faded...
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Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more. My son is 20 months old today. For 20 months Nathaniel has been surrounded by love and adoration. He’s been protected, never once placed in...
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