Bras I Have Known Bras have held me up and held me down and a few have been dear as well as near to my heart. So many I have wanted to keep as mementos. One I almost threw away, but then that bra, sad as an old pair of shoes, looked at me in that certain way and I just couldn’t dump it. I mean, what are another few inches on the bottom of the drawer? Some you owe that much. Bras, like shoes, should have a specific fit. You get in, adjust yourself, and there should be a … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: Two by two
Natural solace
I am not a dedicated gardener, but I like to have flowers in the yard. At the end of May I went to a local garden shop and bought a bunch of things to plant in window boxes and containers. A nice young woman helped me select the flowers. I wanted some hanging plants but something different than potato vine or ivy. So she suggested these and I went along with the idea, probably not paying too much attention to her description other than it was a full-sun plant and drought … [Read more...]
The Chicago lit scene rocks!
The Pop-Up Bookfair was Sunday at The Empty Bottle and it was a lot of fun. I've been singing the praises of Curbside Splendor Press and will continue to do so. Not only does Curbside have a great catalog, but it has amped up the lit scene in Chicago. Hosting various readings and events, like the Pop-Up Bookfair, Curbside has livened things up and been generous and supportive of all Chicago presses. And one of the great things is that Victor David Giron and Jacob Knabb … [Read more...]
Hot topics, cool fun
Yesterday all the talk was about the super moon. So I had to get my camera and try to capture its beauty. Take a look at Glimpse of Solace to see how I did. Meanwhile, the poetry world is upset with a recent article ("Poetry Slam, Or, The decline of American verse") in July Harper's by Mark Edmundson. Because the article is behind a paywall and I am not a subscriber, I was not able to read it entirely. But I have been reading all the articles about the article. One of … [Read more...]
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