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- Full Circle, part 1
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- Sappho’s Gymnasium, Okelle’s Home Office
- The Nightingale
- Beltane 2013 – union and loneliness
- Spring and All, in the Aftermath
- The day after the Boston marathon bombing
- marathon monday, boston 2013
- A few notes about April, National Poetry Month, and related or tangential topics
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Spring and All, in the Aftermath
When I was 13 and knew everything, when I was jaundiced as only the very young can be jaundiced, I loved T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. I loved its ennui. I loved the flowing, imaginative, and … Continue reading
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Tagged bombing, boston, Boston marathon, early spring, modern poetry, modernism, on being a poet, poetry, solace, spring, springtime in boston, violence, william carlos williams
The day after the Boston marathon bombing
Sudden violence (is there any other kind?) throws the world into sharp relief. Horror that doesn’t speak but roars in the head like the ocean. Magnolias blooming under the crescent moon. It gives things the proper perspective, too. Last night, … Continue reading
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Tagged bombing, Boston marathon, family, gratitude, love, mindfulness, prayforboston, spiritual practice, terrorism, violence
Boston-area poetry readings for April/May 2012
If you live in Boston and haven’t had a chance to celebrate National Poetry Month yet, here are more than a few chances. Some are readings and some are open mics — skim the listings for more details. This information … Continue reading
Interview with Andrew Himes, author of Sword of the Lord
Publishing houses have been complaining about losing money since the dawn of the printing press. For about that long, authors have been complaining about how hard it is to make it into print. Many more authors make it into print … Continue reading
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Tagged andrew himes, book reviews, books, history, interviews, religion, reviews, spirituality, sword of the lord
National poetry month for the lazy and the persistent
It seems that some writers can just up and form close friendships — whole schools, even — with other writers. I wish this were more often the case with me. If it were, perhaps I’d already be published and successful … Continue reading
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Tagged napowrimo, national poetry month, on being a woman writer, writers, writers' community
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Feed the hungry heart on Feb. 22
Come to an intimate gathering of fresh, local food and fresh, local writing at Prose Restaurant in Arlington, MA. Continue reading
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Tagged artists' community, culture, food, on being a female artist, on being a queer artist, open mics, poetry, prose, restaurants, writers' community
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They didn’t take all our sacred texts
Fire, having become speech, entered into the mouth. Wind, having become the breath, entered into the nostrils. The sun, having become vision, entered into the eyes. The four quarters, having become hearing, entered into the ears… The moon, having become … Continue reading
