There are things We live among ‘and to see them Is to know ourselves’. -George Oppen
Elizabeth Alexander
Let this serve as a belated shout out to Elizabeth Alexander, who was the Steiren Arts Series speaker at Trinity a few weeks back. An original voice, a generous spirit, and a kick-ass teacher, she was like a visiting writer trifecta. Of course she read the inaugural poem. She also read this favorite of mine. Ars …
Summer Reading
Summer means less running, and much more reading. My stack of recent keepers includes. Memory and Enthusiasm – W.S. DiPiero The Lost Alphabet – Lisa Olstein To Build My Shadow a Fire: The Poetry and Translations of David Wevill: ed. Michael McGriff The Wedding Dress – Fanny Howe Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination With The Afterlife …
Upcoming
First Thursday Reading – April 1, San Antonio Central Library (with Jesse Amado and Vocab) 6:30pm Saturday – April 10 – 6:00PM Reading and Book Party for the Starting Today Anthology Paris on the Platte Cafe, 1553 Platte Street, Denver, CO More than twenty contributors from the Starting Today: 100 Poems for Obama’s First 100 …
