As summer comes to a close, Donna Hilbert reflects on the poems that she turns to for comfort in times of loss, for direction, and for joy.
Poet Laura: Summer’s End
As summer winds down, our Poet Laura, Donna Hilbert, encourages you to find a summer song by putting your non-dominant hand to paper.
Poet Laura: One Fine July Day
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday Donna Hilbert, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, reflects on past Julys and a visit from the divine Lucy and Polly.
Poet Laura: Going Fishing with Dad
Our Poet Laura, Donna Hilbert, reflects on learning about the food chain with her father as we meander into these summer days.
Poet Laura: Mother in Satin
Donna Hilbert, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, remembers her mother and grandmother with satin, gravity, and asparagus.
Poet Laura: Not the Cruelest Month
Is April really the cruelest month? So says T.S. Eliot, but but it’s National Poetry Month and Chaucer — and Poet Laura Donna Hilbert — beg to differ.
Poet Laura: Written in March
For her March column, Poet Laura Donna Hilbert writes of spring poems, young love and March’s “purple shoes.”
Poet Laura: Month of Fevers
February—month of fevers—brings groundhogs, chocolate, Valentines and a new post full of heart from Poet Laura, Donna Hilbert.
Poet Laura: January Field Notes
Donna Hilbert, our Poet Laura for 2026, takes inspiration from Wallace Stevens for a January walk — perhaps you will too!
Poet Laura: Pelican brief, pod, pouch, scoop, or squadron
In the season of gifts and gratitude, Poet Laura Donna Hilbert reflects on the gift of joy, from pelicans to kindnesses.
Poet Laura: Trees, the Sea, Birds, Flowers, Poems
Meet our new Poet Laura, Donna Hilbert, with a look at her “super fabulous” favorite things: trees, the sea, birds, flowers, poems.