Breathing Space July The man who lies on his back under huge trees is also up in them. He … More
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Inside Lifesaving Poems 3
As I have said before, there wasn’t a plan. Which does not mean I don’t feel the luckiest man alive … More
On reading poetry to dying people
I want to live – Sharon Olds The most intense reading group I ever belonged to wasn’t really a reading … More
Foal Failure
Birth of the FoalAs May was opening the rosebuds,elder and lilac beginning to bloom.it was time for the mare to … More
Lifesaving Poems: Tomas Tranströmer’s ‘Alone’
Alone I One evening in February I came near to dying here. The car skidded sideways on the ice, out … More
Lifesaving Poems 