December 10, 2016
Wislawa Szymborski won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her poetry in 1996.In awarding the prize, the Academy praised her “poetry that with ironic precision allows […]
December 9, 2016
Last spring I enrolled in Holly Wren Spaulding’s Poetry Spring Apprenticeship. During the first week of class, she reframed Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages for me. For […]
December 8, 2016
I keep a Saint Francis statue in my studio. He watches over me as I work, and reminds me to go outside from time to time, […]
December 7, 2016
Yesterday I was scheduled for a mammogram. You see, 18 months ago I had a mastectomy. Typing these words and knowing that I lived through that […]
December 6, 2016
There are many moments as I get older, where it’s been crucial to wait for some kind of news, often related to one’s health, but equally […]
December 5, 2016
If you have been following my writing over the years, you know that I am a fan of Rainer Maria Rilke. His birthday was yesterday. I am […]