What is your creative space?
The window is open on a warm late May day and a cool mountain breeze moves the curtains like papery fingers. Occasionally, I glance at the Japanese maple outside or […]
Monthly Archives: May 2012
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Are you dad enough?
What do you think about all the reaction to TIME magazine’s recent cover featuring an attractive blonde mother breastfeeding her son? [1] [2] [3] [4] The fact that a nurturing mother […]
There are days when I wonder what kind of novel Sal Paradise and Billy Pilgrim might make if they hit the road together.
Asheville Wordfest – a reflection and a video
It was truly an honor to be invited to read a few poems at this year’s Asheville Wordfest. When I received the invitation I thought it was a mistake. So, […]
Tomorrow night – Juniper Bends Literary Reading
The afterglow of Asheville Wordfest 2012 has barely faded. In truth, I’m still recovering from the rich, full weekend, but excited to announce tomorrow night’s literary reading. Friday, May 11th […]
How does one prepare for a poetry reading?
It’s less than two hours before the event and I find myself pacing the house with loose leaf pages of poems wondering if I’ve chosen the correct poems for tonight. […]
Asheville Wordfest 2012 – poems that open conversations
It’s true. There is only one article I read from the pages of O: The Oprah Magazine. It is the interview between Maria Shriver and the poet Mary Oliver. [1] “I consider myself kind […]
It’s here… Asheville Wordfest 2012 begins tomorrow
“It’s a good time to come together at the table of poetry,” says Laura Hope-Gill, the director of Asheville Wordfest, in a recent article in the Asheville Citizen-Times.[1] I’m very excited to […]
