HAWK ON A POWER LINE, poems by Robert M. Wallace, Louisiana Literature Press, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana 70402, 2015, 56 pages, $14.95, paper, http://www.louisianaliterature.org/ Robert M. Wallace’s book of poems, Hawk on a Power Line, was given to me for Christmas. This morning I reread it, cover-to-cover. Wallace lives in West Virginia, a state of special […]
Because it is National Poetry Month and I have a goal of writing a poem a day, I’m also reading a lot of poetry. This morning I read Stars and Strangers, poems by Sue Sutherland-Hanson. (Finishing Line Press, Georgetown, Kentucky, 2016, 27 pages, $14.99 paper, www.finishinglinepress.com). Sutherland-Hanson was a northwest native and taught at Edmonds Community College. […]
National Poetry Writing Month is of course not silly at all. From some of what I’ve been reading lately — advice to “Shelter in Poems,” “Take Refuge in Poetry,” and so forth — poetry will save us. Imagine the old bards, reciting poetry around a campfire. Then go read the poems at Unbound: Poems of […]
Last week at my church the theme was “pilgrimage,” and my pastor asked me if I would say a few words about my trip last summer to Chartres, France. I was more than happy to, as I’m always looking for ways to share this astounding journey. When I sat down to organize my notes, however, […]