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November 2014

November 26, 2014

The Poetry of Loss and Redemption

A lovely post at Relief by my friend Jill Reid about the poetry of loss and...

May 2014

May 23, 2014

Celebrating Life’s Nitty-Gritty

Over at Good Letters, Peggy Rosenthal looks at the poetry of Brazilian poet Adelia Prado:...

December 2013

December 25, 2013

Sing One Common Lord

An excerpt from "Christmas," by George Herbert. The shepherds sing; and shall I silent be?...

December 05, 2013

What Is A Poem?

Every so often (probably more than you'd expect), people say to me, "I just don't get poetry."...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Bless the world that swirls outside these windows

It's Thanksgiving here in the States today. Here's a poem to celebrate. Thanksgiving by Linda...

November 13, 2013

Poetry for the Grieving

An interesting piece by Joy Katz at the Poetry Foundation website: can poetry comfort the...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Siblings – and Genius

Anyone with a sibling knows that siblings are competitive at times - and apparently, that...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

All Shall Be Well (Happy Birthday, T.S. Eliot)

It's T.S. Eliot's birthday today, and if you're like me, you haven't read nearly as...

July 2013

July 04, 2013

Of History and Hope

Happy Independence Day, Americans! (And happy belated Canada Day to any Canadians out there!) Of...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

The Coiling, Lurching Bonfire

Summer is finally in full swing in New York City - the days are very...

June 19, 2013

Love Poem

Today, one of my favorites, by the great Donald Hall. What I love about this...

June 12, 2013

(A Poem for) Morning

The thing I love most about this time of year, when the days are approaching...

June 05, 2013

And a poem for today

I just really like this poem - and Billy Collins will always be one of...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

On Reading Poetry (and a Poem)

Do you read poetry? I haven't been very good at reading poetry for most of...