Apr 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
I hope you enjoyed today’s celebration of National Poetry Month! I’m finishing off the one-day-mini-series with Sharon Olds. I have books by this wonderful poet, which I reread after Nathaniel was born. A few of my favorite poems are published online, so...
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Apr 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
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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Apr 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
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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Apr 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
I remember when I used to have time to read poetry every day. It was a beautiful thing. In honor of National Poetry Month I’d like to share a few of my favorite poems with you throughout the day, including a poem that I wrote years ago and only shared with some...
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