How to Discuss Poetry
I recently had the pleasure of visiting with someone about how they could conduct a poetry discussion in their book club. I surprised myself with how many suggestions I had and I realized that this is a topic very central...
Tagged: Poetry
Poem: Fading Into Fall
Fading Into Fall Autumn leaves flit away from branches like springtime birds.
Poem: Soul Location
What mystical force is at play when a place speaks to our soul? We talk about soulmates but no one mentions how connected we can feel upon first meeting a place. How the magnetism pulls us out of ourselves and...
Poem: Old Wounds
Old Wounds It’s August again, and while my mind is slow to remember, my body always knows this is the month you died. The tears come unbidden. Days go by where I don’t know why I’m so weepy. My eyes...
Dusty Poems 29
This is the last poem in the Dusty Poems series, which includes a collection of poems I wrote many years ago before I realized how much poetry would take over my life. Empty your pockets of the strength you stole...
