sunday inspiration
Last week I was taking pictures for my blog with my iPhone and Instagram. (LOVE Instagram.) I took a few snapshots of my favorite words from my favorite writers and poets. Today’s inspiration is from...
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It started in your breast. But with radiation and surgery, it stopped there. Five years. Five glorious years with good health. Then it started in your bones. And wove its way through your body a snake...
View Articlea letter to my father
Thank you for buying me and mama a can of Coca-Cola on our first day in America. For some reason that memory is carved into the grooves of my mind. Thank you for being so gentle. For keeping your...
View Articlethe sweetest sounds
You whistling as you walk toward our front door Singing to your favorite old school tunes Talking aloud the ingredients you’re using in my green smoothie Saying things like Bam, Boom and Hoohoo, Look...
View ArticleFor Sandy Hook
In Memory of a Child by Vachel Lindsay I The angels guide him now, And watch his curly head, And lead him in their games, The little boy we led. II He cannot come to harm, He knows more than we know,...
View Articlebefore the end
Last month I took Maya Stein’s poetry class Writing the Snapshot: A 10-Line Tuesday Tutorial. I’ve been a huge fan of Maya’s poetry ever since I discovered it in Patti Digh’s book Creative is a Verb....
View Articletruth telling
I want to write a poem. A petite but poignant poem. A poem so breathtaking You stop what you’re doing To drink my words. Words that feel urgent And necessary. A cold glass of water After mowing the...
View Articlewriting for yourself
{Central Park, NYC, in the fall} In an earlier post I talked about writing the same story. Over and over. Well, I noticed that not only do I keep exploring the same story from different sides, but I...
View Articletuesday tip: how to read poetry
When asked how to help young readers appreciate poetry, the poet Mary Oliver said, “Emphasize their response in terms of feeling. We give far too much focus to understanding in our educational...
View Articletuesday tip: nurturing your writing
One day in New York City, I met a Buddhist scholar and I told her about my practice of mindfulness in the vegetable garden. I enjoy growing lettuce, tomatoes, and other vegetables, and I like to spend...
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