An Upstairs Kitchen

An Upstairs KitchenIt is strange that I used to thinkthe summers were best in this kitchenhigh in the back of … More

Lifesaving Poems:Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘Poem’

The funniest thing you will ever read about Elizabeth Bishop (or teaching, or anything else) is Mark Halliday‘s essay Moose … More

I began writing the Lifesaving Poems series of blog posts in May 2010. The idea was to celebrate the poems that I … More

I began writing the Lifesaving Poems series of blog posts in May 2010. The idea was to celebrate the poems … More

With Only One LifeHold with both handsThe tray of every dayAnd pass in turnAlong this counter.There is enough sunFor everybody.There … More

The Divine ImageTo Mercy, Pity, Peace, and LoveAll pray in their distress;And to these virtues of delightReturn their thankfulness.For Mercy, … More