Happy (almost) Tax Deadline Day! Hope you have your return prepared and that you are receiving a refund. Also hope you did not wake to snow as we did in Chicago. It’s odd certainly to get snow in mid-April and odder still to hear that baseball games are cancelled because of snow. Facebook has been in the news. I have used this spot previously to discuss my qualms about social media. Sometimes, more often than it used to be, I am tempted to quit Facebook etc. But in … [Read more...]
Poetry reading: April 10, Evanston Art Center
I’m happy to tell you that I will be reading two weeks from today in celebration of Poetry Month. It’s been a while! I will be reading with Jorge Sanchez on Tuesday, April 10, at seven p.m. at the Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central Street, Evanston, 60201. The reading is put on by SalonSeries in partnership with the Evanston Art Center. All gallery spaces are handicapped accessible. There is a parking lot adjacent to the Center and street parking on Central (and a … [Read more...]
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with poem by Marie Cadden
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I’m off to start my celebrations with a luncheon today. How about you? Celebrating? Today I share with you a stanza from a poem by Irish poet Marie Cadden. On my last trip to Ireland I bought a book of poetry titled Gynaecologist in the Jacuzzi (Salmon Press) from Charlie Byrne’s Book Shop in Galway. The title intrigued me, but when I got back home and read the book, the poems intrigued me too. Marie Cadden’s use of language, her wit, and the … [Read more...]
After The Blizzard — Lesléa Newman (photos by Kathy Buckland)
Greetings! A couple of weeks ago I received an email from esteemed writer Lesléa Newman with some wonderful poems. It made my day. She has a new collection of poetry--it's called Lovely, and this poem is from that new book out from Headmistress Press. When I read this poem about a cat, I knew to contact Kathy Buckland for photos, and sure enough, she had ones that were perfect. Today it is spring-like in Chicago but I know my friends in the Northeast are recovering from … [Read more...]
Links to new work by Somlo, Silesky, Rodley
Hey there. It’s already the fifteenth of February and I haven’t checked in with you yet this month. That’s because I have nothing new to report about me. But here’s what’s happening with some people we know. Big congrats to Patty Somlo for Hairway to Heaven, her latest book. It is available from Cherry Castle Publishing. Here's how it's described: "The interconnected stories featured in this book specifically, boldly, and tenderly are rooted in her experiences living in … [Read more...]
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