Poetry, rather writing, has framed my life as long as I can remember. As a ten-year-old, I wandered around the neighborhood trying to “sell” my hand-scratched newspapers. Though I never kept a diary or journal regularly, I found myself turning to writing when I needed to figure out what I was thinking. Going through a…
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Update on Pair Project
Last April when my friend Donna Hopkins and I decided to try a poetry/photography project, I was excited. But I didn’t know we would still be working on it these months later. Yet, I’ve found this project has given me focus. I’ve also changed the way I see the world, much like when children view…
To Read or Not to Read
I hope Jenna doesn’t mind me using her photo from last night here. She was amazing, as were all the other readers at the Water Street Writers open mic event. I’d brought three poems to read, just in case. But I had a feeling I wouldn’t read, beginning a few days ago. I spent my…
Synchronicity
I’ve been playing around with poetry again. Now that I have given my press and type away, I feel the call to be creative in other ways. For years I participated in a writing group, which was, in my mind, a group that focused on “writing to heal.” That’s probably because I had lots of…
Figuring it all out
I haven’t. Oh, I keep thinking I have everything under control. But then I get that rapid heart beat, the stomach rolling, and I recognize it. I am anxious again. Once you’ve experienced it, you will know immediately. So what to do? Well, I know I’ve taken on some extra volunteering lately. I’m on the…