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Poetry
74 published posts across 2 pages.
March 14, 2021
I had John Donne open with a church bulletin nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the chai…
March 6, 2021
I had William Wordsworth open with a library receipt nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in…
February 22, 2021
I had Emily Dickinson open with cold coffee nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the chair…
February 16, 2021
I had Christina Rossetti open with a church bulletin nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in…
February 3, 2021
I had William Blake open with a pocket notebook nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the c…
January 28, 2021
I had John Donne open with a library receipt nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the chai…
January 1, 2021
A poem is a good thing to read when the room is too full of errands. Christina Rossetti did not fix the day. It gave it a better edge.
December 21, 2020
I had Walt Whitman open with a grocery receipt nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the ch…
December 9, 2020
Opened Emily Dickinson for five minutes and got more than I deserved from it. Closed the book before I started turning the line into a speech.
December 5, 2020
I had William Blake open with a folded napkin nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the cha…
December 5, 2020
I had George Herbert open with an old pen nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the chair.…
November 24, 2020
Read a little Emily Dickinson and meant to read more, but the day got away from me. One line was enough. Sometimes that is all the room can hold.
November 12, 2020
I had Emily Dickinson open with a library receipt nearby and the room getting a little darker. The poem did not explain itself all at once. The better lines rarely do. They stay put while the reader shifts around in the…
November 7, 2020
Read a little William Blake and meant to read more, but the day got away from me. One line was enough. Sometimes that is all the room can hold.