Today is Earth Day. We’ve had a warm spell this week, which meant walks on the beach with our dog and beautiful sunsets. Last night, for me, it meant standing in a friend’s garden and wondering at her native plants like salal and skunk cabbage and Oregon grape and goat’s beard, at her cascara tree […]
I was planning to share a passage from Ted Kooser’s The Poetry Home Repair Manual (which I highly recommend), but then I found this post at the blog, Two Writing Teachers. I am compelled to share it instead. And for a poetry assignment, after reading the post (about teaching 6th graders; a good speed for me today), […]
Today I want to recommend The Boynton Blog. Follow the link(s) to find a wealth of poetical inspiration. Herewith, a random selection of things that have flashed across the screen: An article in the Portland Press Herald (the other Portland) about a poetry contest in Skowhegan, Maine. In it you’… Source: pixelated
I’ll be reading poems at Queen Anne Avenue Book Company, 1811 Queen Anne Avenue North, this Thursday, April 14th. The reading begins at 7:00 p.m., and also features David Horowitz of Rose Alley Press, Sharon Cumberland, and Donald Kentop. It would be so cool to see you there!