Inside Merwin’s Pencil
“it’s all we need, it’s here in this pencil”
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."
“it’s all we need, it’s here in this pencil”
I’ve been working at a breakneck pace, feeling skittered and scattered and running to keep up. Every morning begins with […]
Cherries on a lime green plate.
”…you can never repay your mother”
Stuff happens that makes us feel like we got the salt kicked out of us.
“I don’t know what others will think who read this…”
The assignment for the writer is to write whatever words arise from that lead-in, and I’m always amazed at what “unrolls” as a result.
Doxology by Cynthia Cummins This is what life does. Makes you happy when you cry, makes pain into joy […]
When news and commentary just aren’t enough and you’re tired of sticking your head in the sand, try reading poetry […]
“What did I love about killing the chickens? Let me start…” ~ Ellen Bass