I have been working on a book–and because I ground to a halt WITHOUT FINISHING my last major project–it’s no surprise that I haven’t been able to find the confidence to step back and declare this book “done.” Additionally, I should admit that summer is always my toughest season for writing. I tend to forget […]
I decided to spend the month of August browsing through, reading, and writing about Emily Dickinson because I knew that doing so would have huge benefits. And it wasn’t simply the benefit of getting reacquainted with Emily that I was after, though it was a major consideration. I knew that spending a few minutes a […]
I’m reading Thursday evening at SoulFood CoffeeHouse in Redmond, Washington (click on the link to find directions). The other poets are Sandra Noel, Margaret Roncone, and Koon Woon. 7 p.m. Come early. Buy coffee!
“I dwell in Possibility– / A fairer House than Prose–” (F.466) It’s August, which for me means writing a poem a day and putting it in the mail to a fellow-poet, who may be waiting in Seattle, or Bellingham, or Australia to hear from me. Every year I begin by reading a lot of short […]