10.22.2008
9.19.2008
7.11.2008
Surviving your baby’s first year
parenting book review published in Catapult Magazine
5.31.2008
4.30.2008
Summer Vacation
No more pencils, no more books,
we chanted in glee,
the possibilities
a sun-drenched openness
in our chests.
4.23.2008
When Will I Become?
A Life of the Ages song
lyrics by Steve Lansingh
music by Steve Lansingh & Amanda Caldwell
Download the mp3
Listen online at ReverbNation.com or below (track #9)
Official audio disclaimer/apology
4.08.2008
The Delivery
Based on the painting Piazza d’Italia, by Giorgio de Chirico
They shook, and it was a done deal.
He would deliver the lion by train,
On a hot yellow evening
When the shadows stretched long
And the arches of the buildings
Kissed the windows, shuttered
Against the coming night.
The people prepared for the spectacle,
Flags waving gaily on the highest tower.
Plug: This poem was selected as a highlight poem by Robert Brewer! Huzzah!
4.01.2008
Poem-a-Day Challenge — April 2008
Most of the following poems from April 2008 are the result of daily prompts from Robert Brewer through his blog Poetic Asides.
In honor of National Poetry Month, Robert hosted a Poem-a-Day Challenge so that participants would end up with thirty poems (or drafts of same) by the end of the month. I found it deliciously inspiring, and I'll present most of the poems here. Some I'm hiding due to privacy issues, and some because they're truly execrable. A poet has to have some sense of pride, right?