INSPIRATION OF THE DAY: C.D. Wright on Writing Poetry
In the foreward to her 1986 book Further Adventures With You, C. D. Wright, a native of the "hill country" of Arkansas, considers writing...
POEM OF THE DAY: EAVAN BOLAND'S "LIGHTS"
More Eavan Boland for you! This one is a bit longer, but totally worth the read-through. From her book Night Feed (1982), and one of many...
THAT'S ANNE CARSON
Ok, see that blurry, tiny woman with the no-nonsense bob, up against the beige wall, behind all those heads? THAT'S ANNE CARSON. (!!!)...
POEM(S) OF THE DAY: Grace Paley's "Drowning (I)" & "Drowning (II)"
DROWNING (I) If I were in the middle of the Atlantic drowning far from home I would look up at the sky veil of my hiding life and say:...
POEM OF THE DAY: Grace Paley's "Arboreal Mystery"
On Jane Street in October I saw three gingko trees the first is naked to the bony branch the second is a dance of little golden fans the...
River Muse-ings
I just finished Paul Schneider’s Old Man River: The Mississippi River in North American History. The parts I liked least: places where...
This Week's Inspiration
Here is a video and an essay I’ve found inspiring this week, both having to do with the nature of Time and our responses to it. The video...
The Writing Process Blog Tour
Thank you to Megan Galbraith for inviting me on the Writing Process Blog Tour! And keep your eyes peeled for Writing Process posts from...
