This afternoon I was happy to read a little Mary Oliver (and Shel Silverstein, and Naomi Shihab Nye, and John Brantingham, and Nancy Paddock) as part of Outspoken Poetry. Wondering what “Outspoken Poetry” is? Think:…
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This morning I stumbled onto this lovely piece published by Brevity on January 20, 2014, by a nonfiction writer named A. Papatya Bucak. She teaches in the MFA program at Florida Atlantic University. Though I’m…
I found a poem the other day—or rather, excavated it! I’d been contacted by Joanne Fedler, a writer from Australia, and we were exchanging emails about our work, and I visited her website. On a…
I’m happy to announce that A Year of Being Here now has a regular audience of at least 2000 readers and is growing by the day (via email subscription, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest). This number…
Late last night I returned from a very quick but very long trek into northern Alberta, Canada. (More on that later.) Just for fun, here’s a poem I just put together this morning based on,…
I’m excited to announce that beginning January 1, 2013, I’ll be publishing a daily “mindfulness poem,” usually by a contemporary or recent poet, at my new website, “A Year of Being Here.” Mindfulness poems are…
Within the next few weeks I’ll be launching a special online project that you will be able to enjoy for free. Stay tuned for more information!
This past August, as my thoughts started to poke like a stick at the disagreeable notion of “winter to come,” I resolved to invest for the first time in an expensive winter coat. I told…
Over the past two years I have had to say many goodbyes. My friendship circle has been in great flux. At least ten close friends have moved on to new homes, to new jobs–not always…
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