Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Book launch for LUCY DOUGAN
Lucy Dougan at Crow Books
Lisa Collyer Poet
Yesterday at 11:59 ·
Poets, family, and friends gathered last night for a warm and genuinely heartfelt launch and speech by Josephine Wilson for Lucy Dougan's latest masterpiece, Monster Field published by Giramondo Publishing and available at Crow Books and all good bookstores.
Friday, November 25, 2022
from DICTIONARY.COM THE oLDEST wORDS IN ENGLISH
worm
Let’s end with one to smile at. Worm comes from the Old English wyrm, which is related to the Latin word vermis (“worm”), as found in such words as vermiculture and … vermicilli! (Think about it.)
Language proves we’ve had a way to talk about these rather innocuous, low-profile creatures for a long, long time. But, while worm could refer to the long-bodied wrigglers, it also could mean “dragon”
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Galway Kinnell says ...
"It’s the poet's job to figure out what's happening within oneself, to figure out the connection between the self and the world, and to get it down in words that have a certain shape, that have a chance of lasting."
- Galway Kinnell
Monday, November 14, 2022
Friday, November 11, 2022
Monday, November 07, 2022
Sunday, November 06, 2022
Saturday, November 05, 2022
Gertrude Stein says ...
"When the parliament was invented by England long ago it was mostly done to keep the king from spending too much money."
- Gertrude Stein More about Money
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