I’m still thinking about poetry, poems, and, of course, me. I began re-reading some old favorites, just to see what would happen. And it happened – they invited me to leave the literal, and I followed.
Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
Slowly Rereading Favorite Poems
Posted in Motherhood, Poetry, Reminiscences, Romance on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Impatiently Reading Poetry
Posted in Poetry on November 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I heard a talk a few weeks ago and was introduced to the work of a poet I had not yet read. The speaker bookended the talk with two poems, languid and perceptive, hinting at the topic of his talk (the notion of Self, and how it’s comprised). The poetry set a mood, loosening my […]
Musical Interlude
Posted in Beauty, Friendship, Midlife, Music, Poetry, Women, Youth on May 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A while back, I attended a house concert that proved to be an unexpected delight. The evening was a perfect combination of youth, beauty, music, a glass of unexceptional red wine (as far as I can tell, large pot-luck events seem to yield an abundance of unexceptional wines, and the one I contributed was no […]
Poem for an Old Chum
Posted in Friendship, Poetry, Reminiscences, Writing on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Asked to write in verse To make long thoughts terse Prose is my genre now Literary essays of how . . . How I imagine How I hope How I dream How I regret How I see within and among and between the lines (to be exact). I’m afraid of poetry, turns out. Early efforts […]