The challenge:  Last month, Tanita (who also happens to be this week's Poetry Friday host) said:  Poetry Peeps! You’re invited to our c...

Should this be the summer I finally read Proust?  I must confess that this theater major-turned-English major (oh, and I threw a philosophy ...

Last week I mentioned Wendell Berry's poetic tribute to Hayden Carruth, so this week I'm sharing some Carruth poetics. This one'...

This poem by Wendell Berry perfectly describes the way I feel when I read Wendell Berry, which is apparently the same way Wendell Berry feel...

The bride at age ten.  We haven't had a wedding in the family since the pandemic, when our beautiful "Betsy Ray" (Lizzy) got m...

I'm still bouncing back here, so next week I'll have the whole account of a recent joyful event in our lives. The last time I report...

We've been so busy here! And now I've got bronchitis, so I'm too tired to be interesting. I plan to fill you in on everything ne...

Sometimes it's hard to feel kind these days. But I keep reminding myself that even in our tumultuous country and climate, kindness is wo...

Each morning, before I let in emails, peek at texts, hold my breath for the news, or face the general insanity of our current world, I let i...

It's National Poetry Month!  Fittingly, Alberto Rios is gathering artists:  On Gathering Artists Alberto Ríos Who does a job well, and v...

My mom passed away a year ago today. Oh, how she loved to read! One of the greatest gifts she gave her children was a love of books. I don...

One of my favorite very-very-short poems about spring:  Spring (Again) by Michael Ryan The birds were louder this morning, raucous, obliviou...

Continuing last week's theme of empathy and kindness:  An Interruption by Robert S. Foote A boy had stopped his car To save a turtle in...

Empathy is not a weakness . Empathy is never weakness.  Empathy for other human beings is the heart, mind, and soul of genuine strength and ...

This month's challenge to and for the Poetry Peeps was to write  "____ is A Word Poems" (a wordplay exercise created by poet N...