Wednesday, January 12, 2011

in memorium

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Earlier today I learned about the passing of a dear mentor, Dr. Elaine Smokewood. She was truly a brilliant woman, and I had so much more I...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

How Many Flowers fail in Wood--

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How many Flowers fail in Wood-- Or perish from the Hill-- Without the priviledge to know That they are Beautiful-- How many cast a nameless ...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

I stepped from Plank to Plank

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I stepped from Plank to Plank A slow and cautious way The stars about my Head I felt About my Feet the Sea-- I knew not but the next Would b...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

I dwell in Possibility

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With 1,789 poems in her body of work, it's almost impossible to choose a single favorite. I almost hesitate to say one is my "favo...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

It bloomed and dropt, a Single Noon

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I never expected to write about this particular poem because I covered it in my master's thesis, "Emily Dickinson: Parables in Poet...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson

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No, I haven't abandoned my blog. I finished reading Jerome Charyn's The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson last night, and I have to s...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Bring me the sunset in a cup (pt1)

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Bring me the sunset in a cup-- Reckon the morning's flagon's up And say how many Dew-- Tell me how far the morning leaps-- Tell me w...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Coming back!

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It's a new year, and after taking off to study up only to get distracted, get busy with Christmas, and go a good round with bronchitis, ...
Sunday, November 8, 2009

I was the slightest in the House

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I was the slightest in the House-- I took the smallest Room-- At night, my little Lamp, and Book-- And one Geranium So stationed I could cat...
Friday, November 6, 2009

The Future never spoke (pt 2)

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This poem is a sharp reminder of the mystery that is the future. It is something that many writers have grappled with, trying to sort throu...