This is the Key from Come Hither, edited by Walter de la Mare. This is the Key of the Kingdom. In that Kingdom is a city; In that city is a town; In that town there is a street; In that street there winds a lane; In that lane there is a yard; In that yard there is a house; In [...]
It’s My Birthday And I’ll Feel If I Want To…
Why is it that, at occasions such as birthdays, weddings, holidays, etc., we think we must feel only one thing, and that’s “happy?” (Or am I the only one that experiences this?) Here it is, only a little after noon on my 49th birthday, and I’ve already had a nearly unquantifiable number of feelings, many [...]
Hugs
So, what do I risk by hugging people?
Where I’m From
Building off of yesterday’s blog post of admitting where you’re from (thanks for the inspiration Kory – in many ways)… As a 17 year old (and even earlier, but without the means and a place to go), I felt I had to reject my family and where I am from in order to grow and [...]
The Power of Admitting Where You’re From
I am not yet ready to call myself a teacher of poetry, but in the past year I have been a poetry workshop leader on a few occasions. One evening last month I arrived at Watkins College, a Nashville fine arts and design school, prepared to be the substitute teacher for my friend Gloria Ballard’s writing [...]
