In spite of persistent nor’easters, spring is on its way in Pennsylvania. Woo hoo! As much as I love winter, I also like the weather to make up its mind once in a while … so as lion-lamb-don’t-know-what-I-am March begins, I think it’s time to move on. Spring poetry, here we come. Today’s poem (included in … Read more
The last shelfie on this blog was in June 2017?! Get with the program, Randi. Yeesh. This year has started off pretty well in terms of reading. I really enjoyed The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown, In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri (translated by Ann Goldstein), Strangers to the City by Michael Casey, and Standing Up by Kate … Read more
The 100 themes are back! As I’m doing this Forty Days of Verse challenge for Lent, I’m finding I need a little extra inspiration to keep up the daily poem habit. So why not combine it with a challenge I’ve already started? Today’s poem was inspired by the next theme on the list (a long time … Read more
One of my favorite poems of the German language is Bertolt Brecht’s “Erinnerung an die Marie A.” The themes of youthful love, impermanence, and fading memory stuck with me the first time I read it, and the poem continues to give me a wistful feeling each time I reread. Perhaps someday I’ll attempt to give it … Read more
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent! (In the Western churches, that is!) Now begins the season of penance — of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. This Lent, I’m doing a few personal penances, including a fast from Facebook (so you won’t see me there, except perhaps for a Sunday post-share). On top of … Read more