New Chapbook: How We Learned to Shut Our Own Mouths
Today, I'm celebrating the release of my poetry chapbook, How We Learned to Shut Our Own Mouths, published by Gyroscope Press.
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- Apr 7
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Reading Vesper Flights, Defining Home and Permanence
Every time I read about nests, I remember the robins who used to nest above the light outside our back door, their nest precarious ...
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- Mar 31
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Resurrection
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(An essay-poem contemplation.)
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- Mar 24
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Tuesday Morning Yoga Class
I’ve been a yoga student for several years and still feel like a beginner. There is so much to learn about breath and movement...
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- Mar 17
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A Good Day for a Hike
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- Mar 10
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Wind, March, Minnesota
I've been watching today's strong winds cause every tree in our backyard to break into wild dances, rhythmless and perfect, as spring's ....
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- Mar 3
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The Month of March, One Year Later
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- Feb 24
- 2 min
Raw Winds Promise Spring
Suddenly, it feels like March. It’s not quite the end of February, but the hints of change are there: damp air, melting snow, breezes....
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- Feb 17
- 3 min
ASH WEDNESDAY 2021
When I was a child, Ash Wednesday was a holy day of obligation, a day of forehead smudges and fasting.
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- Feb 10
- 1 min
New Book News for February 10, 2021
I have two announcements today.
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