There are so many crisp, perfect, and wistful poems about November. It’s hard to choose just one, isn’t it? But here’s a short one I return ...

Susan, at Chicken Spaghetti , invited us to join her in a meme poem, ala Donika Kelly . Kelly’s inspiration was a meme from 2017, so I went ...

Wow, this was a challenge.  The Poetry Peeps are tackling burning haibuns, which I’ve never attempted. Tanita Davis explains :  Poetry Peeps...

This poem has layers . I'm curious about what reactions it inspires in you — thoughts? I have so many! Let's chat.  Servants by Fait...

Here's a short, perfect (and perfectly-timed) autumn poem by Wendell Berry. Serendipitous.  (Did you know Berry has  a new novel out?  M...

Tanita Davis * shared the latest Poetry Peeps challenge:  Poetry Peeps! You’re invited to our challenge for the month of September! Here’s...

The world is an extraordinary dumpster fire right now and it leaves me longing for something ordinary. Ordinary time, ordinary things, ordin...

I was out of town last week and missed Poetry Friday but I wouldn't dare duck out today — I'm your host! Last month, the inimitable ...

Happy Poetry Friday!  This lovely love poem to poetry and poets sings for itself:  Tonight I Am In Love by Dorianne Laux Tonight, I am in lo...

Reading aloud to my daughters is a part of their childhood that I remember with deep and iridescent affection. And since we homeschooled, we...

We hit the zoo yesterday. If you've never been to the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium , you must — youmustyoumustyoumust — go if you'...

Do you need to take a beat? Are you longing to sink back in time to a snapshot — both tiny and enormous — of your past?  Then I give you thi...

Do you call them lightning bugs or fireflies?  Glow worms?  Something else?  Whatever you call them, they've probably provided you with ...

Last week, Tabatha, who happens to be the host of today’s Poetry Friday round-up , mentioned the poem she once wrote for me during a Summer ...

This week, Mary Lee Hahn, at A(nother) Year of Reading , is hosting an "Independence Day Roundup of Protest and Praise for This Complic...