Archive for the 'good reads' Category

El Dia De Los Muertos

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Long time, no news.  Actually, there’s been lots of news but also lots of sadness. That, and obsessive political blog reading. So for now, here’s a picture of our Day of the Dead altar and an elegy to one of my favorite poets, in memory. 

Elegy on Toy Piano 
          By Dean Young
For Kenneth [...]

Words and Wine - Local Flavor

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

So much fun to be back with old Evansville friends and fellow Michener Center fellows to read and drink wine at Patchwork Central.  Great local cheese and vegetables too. Here are few articles about the event, one from the arts columnist and one from the (a-hem) social column of the Evansville Courier and Press. (Scroll down [...]

Spring Break Reading List

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

The Bad Wife Handbook - Rachel Zucker’s fantastic new book of poems
A Year to Live - Stephen Levine (thanks Hondo Dave!)
The Art of Simple Food - Alice Waters (Simple, HA!  But all worth it so far.)
six poetry manuscripts from my Gemini Ink class
Because Why - Sarah Fox  (Don’t know what took me so long to get to this one, [...]

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