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Love and Information
The two best cultural events of this past winter/spring were two plays I saw by Caryl Churchill. The first was at the College of Saint Benedict, A Number, performed by two theater professors. I expected it to be somewhat difficult to … Continue reading
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Tagged Caryl Churchill, craft of playwriting, Love and Information, poetry, reading plays
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My Two Husbands
I finished reading Second Nature by Michael Pollan last night and I will miss it. In fact, I’ll probably keep it by my bed for late-night reading in the winter. It’s a tour de force of thinking about Americans and … Continue reading
Posted in garden, poetry, reviews, the Farm, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged American landscape, cultivation, Denise Levertov, gardening, Landscape, marriage, Michael Pollan, poetry, prairie, romanticism, Second Nature, wilderness
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The Habits Broadside Project
OK, so it turns out we weren’t exactly north of the storm… In the end, we got 10 inches of heavy snow over 30 hours. This morning, the sand hill cranes were very quiet, delaying their mating rituals until the … Continue reading
Posted in art, Benedictine monastery, poetry, religion, writing
Tagged book arts, broadside, Catholic Nuns, College of Saint Benedict, letterpress, poetry, polymer plates, student artists
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Park Slope
Here is a draft of a new poem. Often I start with a concept or a line. I was thinking about my bedroom, which has a very large desk in it. I never end up using that desk, however, because … Continue reading
The Sadness of Poetry
At the poetry retreat last weekend in Texas, there were many fine moments. The 10 people who gathered for a weekend of reading and writing brought full hearts and were ready to dig deep, to play, to listen and respond with generosity. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Sexton, Emily Dickinson, madness and poetry, Pablo Neruda, poetry, reading poetry, romanticism, Sylvia Plath, writing poetry
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The Ice Man
Today I have two poems to offer, one my own, but deeply indebted to Wallace Stevens’ poem, “The Snow Man.” Really, that poem could be about the ice fishermen who sit, always alone, on the small ponds and lakes around … Continue reading
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Tagged fishing, frozen lakes, ice fishing, poetry, snow man, snowman, Wallace Stevens, winter poetry
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