rose in midair

the problem with wanting to write about one's life but having a bad memory is that you know you have a lot of stories to write but you c...

“Truthfulness, honor, is not something which springs ablaze of itself; it has to be created between people. This is true in political situat...

“Sleeping. Turning in turn like planets rotating in their midnight meadow: a touch is enough to let us know we're not alone in the univ...

“ power comes from the same place as our wounds ” — Adrienne Rich 1978, pp. 3

I previously posted an excerpt from this interview, here . He died a few days ago .  Interview with Jack Gilbert INTERVIEWER Do ...

The Invitation It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.  I want to know what you ache for, And if you dare to dream of meeting yo...

this is a little overdue but, i must say, when this year started, i was losing faith that each year was going to be better than the last. i...

Now That I Am in Madrid and Can Think Frank O’Hara I think of you and the continents brilliant and arid and the slender heart you are ...

Adrienne Rich, from an interview with Bill Moyers : MOYERS : Then you go on to say, "I know you are reading this poem which is not ...

it seemed normal, even likely at the time. this hope. (petals falling though it wasn't windy, sunny though it wasn't warm, ...