When the questions are big, start simple
What if What if we treated the earth As we would a gracious dinner party host And we asked before we took And said thank you when we received And what if when we filled …
Dreaming Forward
What’s true of the mind awake, is often true–though in altered form–of the mind asleep. Certainly we can see how the dreaming mind is also adept at helping us move forward scope out future possibilities, as much as they help us rehash the past.
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Writing by day, dreaming by night, waking refreshed This was my 9-5 during my weeklong summer vacation at Writing Camp: By day I wrote, shared work aloud with 11 other writers, and talked shop (mostly) …
Writing Retreat Day 1: Exiled from the City of Poems
“But poetry — which awakens our senses, frees us from the tyranny of literal meaning and assures us of the credible reality of emotional truth — puts us in touch with something bigger than language, …
Gardening season and its discontents
The poetry of planting a garden–and lines of verse Each summer I imagine that I will spend my days writing and gardening. That’s an idyllic combination – theoretically at least. Sadly, gardening is not my …
The Place of the Poet
I try to notice Everything about this room: The windows, long, low and stretching to the floor, The blankets woven with The sure weight of comfort, The yellows of late afternoon When rain is done, …