Be kind

Be Kind Not merely because Henry James saidthere were but four rules of life—be kind be kind be kind be … More

You’ve got to write it all down

The unexamined life’s no different from                              … More

The Thing Is

The Thing Is to love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve held dearcrumbles … More

When I am Asked

When I am Asked When I am asked    how I began writing poems,    I talk about the indifference of nature.    … More

Open letter to Arthur Frank (on reading At the Will of the Body)

Dear Arthur Frank I’m writing to say thank you for your extraordinary book At the Will of the Body. It is … More

The fear of poetry -by Muriel Rukeyser

The Fear of Poetry In this moment when we facehorizons and conflicts widerthan ever before, we want our resources,the ways … More

Lifesaving Poems: Sean O’Brien’s ‘Before’

To safe and almost universal silence I published How Far From Here is Home? (Stride) a few days before Christmas in … More

Courage

  Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. … More

Brave space?

  Invitation to Brave Space Together we will create brave space. Because there is no such thing as a “safe … More