Entry 11416- Beyond What Poems Do – A Response to Poet Ntozake Shange

My Response to this magical image: Oh, yes. A poem is A thing that wants to be caught, but … More

On the “Useless” Emotion of Guilt

On the third night of a weekend retreat on Buddhist grounds, somewhere in the state of New York, I asked … More

I kneeled to the glory of mushrooms growing up from cracks in the pavement. How tough must they be to … More

This afternoon I filled my travel mug with coffee, laced up my snow boots and walked around Boerum Hill and … More

Yesterday the city of New York was wrapped up in a blanket of giddy cheer because almost every municipal worker, … More