Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We lost Andrea Gibson on Monday. I say we because, even if you've never read or heard an Andrea Gibson poem -- especially if you've never read or heard an Andrea Gibson poem -- you've lost too. Andrea, who died of ovarian cancer, used that heartbreaking battle to rally hope in this wounded world. What [...]
I looked out my kitchen window yesterday morning and found a perfectly landscaped little backyard. My neighbor Linda's plants had generously stretched themselves over and under our fence to gussy up our yard in magical ways. I never lifted a finger. So, I wrote this poem. I should note that we love all of our [...]
On Sunday, Molly and I took a moment from our chaotic world of tweets and texts and celebrated real words. Our hosts included some of today's finest poets, because that's the way we roll here in Appleton, home of Wisconsin's first poet laureate Ellen Kort. We sat in on a poetry reading as part of the [...]