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Learning by Poetry: Dans la Nuit
Learning anything takes a bit of trying, which can feel like a leap into thin air. Start with play. And this little French poem to inspire.
Poets and Poems: Seth Wieck and “Call Out Coyote”
In “Call Out Coyote: Poems,” Seth Wieck demonstrates a love and respect for the people, history, and geography of the Texas Panhandle.
Poets and Poems: Susan Rooke and “A Room Full of Ghosts”
In ‘A Room Full of Ghosts,” poet Susan Rooke explores the formative roles memory and memories play in our lives.
Poetry Prompt: Meet Your Muse Terpsichore
Inspiration is on the way, this time from your muse Terpsichore! Find out this goddess’s background (and meet her mischievous children). Then pen a poem.
Poets and Poems: Dave Brown and “I Don’t Usually But”
In “I Don’t Usually, But,” poet Dave Brown considers the things that become more important as you grow older.
Poet Laura: Written in March
For her March column, Poet Laura Donna Hilbert writes of spring poems, young love and March’s “purple shoes.”
Poets and Poems: Emily Patterson and “The Birth of Undoing”
In “The Birth of Undoing,” poet Emily Patterson reflects on the common place of motherhood and how extraordinary it is.
Pass the Crawfish Etouffee and the Boiled Shrimp!
It was only when I searched a genealogy web site that I realized how much of my heritage was not only French, but Cajun French.