This Brown Paper Bag of Peaches
“This Brown Paper Bag of Peaches” (“From Blossoms” by Li-Young Lee) Oh words words how they topple from the tonguesuch fun (like many...
Our First Gods
They were our first Gods With secret shame they breathed us Into a world of water sky ...
Thou Shalt Dance
Thou Shalt Dance I walked a bridge – never meant to crossI couldn’t see that it would be any loss Climbed over the rail,...
The Ken Burns Effect
When he orders a meal, he slowly raises his head The waitress comes into focus quite slowly And when he finally orders, no...
Albert the Kangaroo
Albert was a kangarooWho lived in a zoo in Kalamazoo,Michigan, which is notAustralia OK food, OK viewFriends, furniture OK toobut then again, this...
Beverly Watkins 1930-2019
She liked to tell the story, when she was sixty twoNominated in the category of Best New Artist DebutIf you were a woman...