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Showing up matters

When I was studying at Bennington College's MFA Writing Seminars, faculty mentor David Lehman, urged students to write a poem a day. As...

Read my short story on Vita Poetica

"There Should Be Angels" appears in the Autumn 2022 issue of Vita Poetica, along with my reading of the story....

Interview on Public Access

Linda Quinlan, of all things LGBTQ, interviewed me about my poetry collection, Snapshots of the Wind. My interview begins at 24 minute...

In the Garden

My Book of Poems

Just received copies of my collection of poetry, Snapshots of The Wind. As you can see, I'm happy to have completed this project! To...

What I'm Reading Now

In the past year or so, I've begun reading again, by choice. As a faculty member, I read all the time, but mostly things that I am...

My Latest Column

My latest Ways of Seeing column.https://www.addisonindependent.com/.../ways-of-seeing.../

Ghosts

Here is a poem I drafted today. I'm reading the raw draft. When I type up a revised version, I'll post it. https://static.wixstatic.com/m...

Podcast on Leadership

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and I talk about leadership. Though the conversation took place a few years ago, it is very relevant today. Enjoy!...

A Poem

I wrote this a couple of weeks ago on a cool spring morning. I found it restful to shift my emotional and visual focus from the earth to...

Meet Your Old Self

Sometimes, you have to remember that you are more than enough. I was sitting on my living room couch (which I love!) thinking about...

This is Joy

A moment of Joy, seeing the golden leaves in the trees circling my home. Every fall, I worry so much about winter that the beautiful fall...

Suddenly

I was sitting in yet another Zoom meeting when I realized that the sun was shining. I thought it was my desk lamp, but it was the sun....