News and updates: Pamela Miller, Ellen Bass (and me)
Happy Father's Day to all. Please make sure to read Laura Rodley's poem, which I have posted as a guest blog. Pamela Miller (who contributed "What It's All About" to Solace in So Many Words) has new book from Mayapple Press. It's called Miss Unthinkable. Here's how it's described: "Who is Miss Unthinkable? In this latest collection from Chicago poet Pamela Miller, she’s a shape-shifting sorority of mysterious, funny and wise female characters who don’t let anything get … [Read more...]
New poem by Laura Rodley
Fresh From the Vine My father stood on his hands to dive off the diving board, all six foot four inches of him suspended in air, curling his fingers around the hard edge of the gritty grey board, and dove off. He never missed but one of the last times I saw him do this when I was 10 or 11, his ring cut into his finger from the weight of him standing on his hands. Down he dove with a sliced finger and his ring had to be cut off and he needed stitches. … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: Memorial Day
Bleeding Heart Amid the rubble of demolition, where nothing else has survived, a bleeding heart grows, red blood dripping from delicate arcs. from Constance Vogel Adamkiewicz's poem "Bleeding Heart" in Solace in So Many Words Here's to remembering and honoring those that came before us . . . … [Read more...]
Pix from Vegas
Tragedy is in the news and we're all hoping Oklahoma is okay once again. Here's a distraction for you: my photographs from Vegas. I didn't take many photographs because the tables beckoned but here are some. … [Read more...]
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