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February 2012

February 03, 2012

Poem-a-Day Friday: Wislawa Szymborska

In graduate school I took a course on 20th century Polish poets (Poland has...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

Poem-a-Day Friday: “The World as Will and Representation”

I'm still working my way through Robert Hass' Time and Materials so you get another...

January 20, 2012

The Very First Poem-a-Day Friday

Remember how I made a New Year's Resolution that I would be reading, really reading...

December 2011

December 24, 2011

How He Entered

“…a son, a male child, who will rule all nations with an iron scepter.” -Revelation...

December 23, 2011

Christ’s Mother Reflects, His Childhood

“and for him to see me mended / I must see him torn.” -Luci Shaw...

December 16, 2011

Darkness

"For Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord...

December 09, 2011

The Lord is With Thee

The Lord is With Thee -from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1 They hail me...

December 02, 2011

Star

Star “A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun,...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

It’s moving day so let’s read a poem.

Today we move into our house. We open up boxes that were packed on June...

August 2011

August 19, 2011

“Forever — is composed of Nows”

We have a new poem, dear memorizing friends. I know you always think I've forgotten....

August 12, 2011

Nostalgia: End of Summer, Week 1 of Austin

It's been one whole week since I began life as a Austin-dweller. So far, I...

July 2011

July 13, 2011

Be Attentive

The Monday morning after the movers left our apartment, I walked through its empty space,...

May 2011

May 05, 2011

A Poem for Mother’s Day

I know I posted a Cathy Song poem a couple of weeks ago, but when...

April 2011

April 22, 2011

Jesus is nailed to the cross

Christ's Passion by Mary Karr Sure we’re trained to his suffering, sure the nine-inch nails,...

April 21, 2011

Jesus falls

Descending Theology: The Garden by Mary Karr We know he was a man because, once...

March 2011

March 15, 2011

A Poem for Thankful Tuesday

Anna Maria Is Coming, or Maybe Thomas Barton, or Max! by Hilda Raz New life!...