Tag Archives: Poems

On Poetry & Change

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

I fear that I’m not a very good friend sometimes.  I can be thoughtless and absentminded, and even when I think to call the people I love–and I do love them–the phone seems suddenly to weigh ten tons, and I … Continue reading →

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Two Poems in Albatross

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

I’ve got two poems published in the newest issue of Albatross.  Please check them out.  You can download a pdf version of the journal at the site.  Special thanks to Richard Smyth, editor of Albatross and Anabiosis Press, for his … Continue reading →

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On Becoming a Poet

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

I’ve been meaning for weeks now to write a post here about becoming a poet and never was the urge more strongly felt than after reading a poem by Edward Thomas two weeks ago.  The poem, called “Adlestrop,” ends like this: … Continue reading →

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Poems in Liturgical Credo

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

“Men of Faith” is featured today on Liturgical Credo’s site.  Four other poems will follow tomorrow through Saturday.  Thanks to Colin Burch, editor of L.C.

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Five Poems in Apple Valley Review

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

I’ve got a few poems published in the newest edition of the Apple Valley Review.  Thanks to Leah Browning, editor of AVR.

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On Little Songs & Lyrics to Genji

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

Next month, S4N Books releases my first full-length collection of poems, Little Songs & Lyrics to Genji.  Actually, the book contains not one full-length collection, but two long sequences.  The first, “Little Songs,” is a series of sonnet-like poems presented … Continue reading →

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Sabbatical

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

I started this blog to correspond with my sabbatical, which began officially in January and ended when I taught my first class in September.  It was a rough few days the first week, and I’m still not altogether used to … Continue reading →

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Revision Means to See Again

Posted on September 13, 2009 by

I wonder sometimes why I began to write.  And sometimes I wonder why I still do.  I know my process well enough to know that I especially feel this way after a long bout of writing.  The last year has … Continue reading →

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Humility & Poetry

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

Eliot says that humility is endless.  And Thoreau says that “humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.”  But I’ve been thinking lately about a book called The Wisdom of the Desert, translated by Thomas Merton, which is a compendium of meditations, lessons … Continue reading →

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On Poetic Insight

Posted on May 8, 2009 by

I listened to a good friend and a fine poet lecture on teaching writing a few weeks ago.  I was impressed especially by how she goes about teaching.  Her pedagogy is very similar to mine, and I chalk that up … Continue reading →

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