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Trust the Poem or the Poet?
Recently I reconnected with the work of a poet whom I have known for many years, Betsy Sholl. She and I went through the same MFA program, lived in the same community, belonged at times to the same writing groups. I have read her poems in great gulps, but not until recently did I study…
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What’s the Good of Poetry?
After a week of distractions and a chaotic to-do list, I look forward to this afternoon at Lighthouse Writers’ Workshop. Twice a month people gather in a grand old Denver mansion and write for an hour or two. I find comfort in seeing people bend to their keyboards or notebooks, all quiet, all intent–or…
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ABCs of Living Local
ABCs of Living Local.
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Where Is Walt When We Need Him?
This thoughtful guest blog comes to us from Michael Greene, citizen of New Orleans. He and I have known each other for decades and debated more issues than I can name. “I spent the morning thinking about a passage in Henry Miller’s short book “The Time of the Assassins” where he writes that the Surrealists…
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Family History Through Poetry
Lately, I am reminded of a line I wrote some time ago: “It’s my job to remember things I never saw.” I’ve always been fascinated with the sketchy history of my mother’s grandfather, George Hamilton. Family stories portray him as a drinker, an Irish immigrant who became an American citizen, a mill worker, rabidly…
Karen Douglass, Author 