Howdy folks! Just checking in with a status update to keep you posted on my writing projects. Year of Poetry In April of 2020, at the height of the pandemic lockdown and just before the Black Lives Matter protests changed our social consciousness forever, I began a project of writing a poem a day for […]
William Blake: Never Give Up
William Blake was a quarrelsome troublemaker: a self-published author who was not well-liked in his own time. William Blake is now a world-famous poet, best remembered for “The Tyger” (“Tyger! Tyger! burning bright / In the forests of the night”) and other colorful children’s poems from his illustrated collection, “Songs of Innocence and of […]
Emily Dickinson: Never Give Up
Emily Dickinson was unpublished and virtually unknown in her own lifetime.* Like many modern introverts, Dickinson was most comfortable communicating through the medium of the written word. The famous recluse was a frequent correspondent, and sent many letters to her friends, often including poems with her communications. Most of Dickinson’s best-known poems are from her […]
The Biblical Plays of Robert Frost
I’ve been enjoying the poetry of Robert Frost lately, and recently ordered an Emily Dickinson collection. Why do we think poetry is just for children? These brilliant thinkers have messages that could resonate with us all. There’s More to Frost Frost of course is best known for his pastoral imagery, and his shorter works, like […]
“Good and Faithful Heretic” by Sarah Joy Green-Hart: A Book Review
My review of “Good and Faithful Heretic,” a collection of poetry by Sarah Joy Green-Hart. This is the book we need right now. Green-Hart’s message of forgiveness and tolerance is heartfelt and uplifting.
Writing Progress Update for July, 2020
I am participating in “Camp NaNo” this July. I have set myself an ambitious goal of 50,000 words by the end of the month. My project is an epic poem retelling of The Bible.
