Greetings. It looks as if Spring may come to Chicago after all. How’s the weather by you? This weekend came and went. I saw the aftermath of a fatal highway crash on Friday. I went to the funeral of a young father on Saturday. I thought about my own father who was born on April 22, which was Sunday, which was also Earth Day. One of the readings from that funeral was from Philippians 4:4-9 (Final Exhortations). I don’t usually share scripture, but the last two verses … [Read more...]
Facebook & new books (and poetry & taxes)
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...]
Glimpse of solace: Tooting one’s horn
Don't forget Laura Rodley has two new books of poetry. If you are in Turner Falls, MA, Laura is having a double-duty reading there on April 15 at the Gill Montague Senior Center at 1:oo pm. Also, toot-toot, if you're from around here, I'll be reading tonight at seven at Evanston Art Center with Jorge Sanchez as part of the SalonSeries. I am excited because I have not read in a while -- toot-toot, I'll be like the Little Engine That Could. Thanks again to Beth … [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...]
Laura Rodley has two new books!
Congrats to Laura Rodley. She has two new poetry books out this spring. Counter Point by Prolific Press came out March 22. I had the pleasure of reading it (and blurbing it). It’s a pirate tale, which will "transport you to the North Atlantic in the early 1700s. Novelistic in scope, Counter Point uses scene, dialogue, and action-driven narrative. And like any good novel, this book introduces an unforgettable character, Marie, an ordinary girl . . . who learns to navigate … [Read more...]
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