I’m almost ashamed to admit it that for years William Stafford has been little more than a familiar name. Sure I knew he was a pretty influential poet of the Pacific Northwest and that he had served as Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress, but I finally brought home, An Orgeon Message from the [...]
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Discovering Stafford
Posted in Poetry, Writing, blog as poem, culture, glimpses on June 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Working Poet
Posted in Poetry, Writing, blog as poem, events, glimpses, tagged working poet on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
April is National Poetry month and always serves as a refreshing reminder of how fortunate I am to be a poet employed by a library. When not reading or writing poetry I can at least raise public awareness of some great poetry collections, youth poetry contests and literary events and resources by writing blog posts [...]
Poets who blog
Posted in blog as poem, glimpses on September 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Every now and then it’s good to assess your motivations in life. So it has come to my attention that I should address the following questions in an honest and not in the least sarcastic manor so that those who tip toe their way along the spidery web of this world of smoke and [...]