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Great Minds

Happy Friday, everyone! Here is the first in a series of guest posts at my blogsite, Bareback Alchemy. The series, called “Great Minds,” is a forum for writers, artists, and intellectuals to make tributes to… 

Japanese Haiku

Life? Butterfly On a swaying grass That’s all … But exquisite! Nishiyama Sōin, translated by Peter Beilenson Painting Blue Morpho Butterfly by Martin Johnson Heade Mnemosyne Thirty-Two: Read more.            … 

Wonderful Poetry Courses

I highly recommend these wonderful poetry courses at The Rooster Moans Poetry Cooperative. While preparing my December Rooster workshop, Dialoguing with the Greats, I had the chance to sit in on some other workshops, and… 

Little Clown, My Heart

Little clown, my heart, Spangled again and lopsided, Handstands and Peking pirouettes, Back flips snapping open like A carpenter’s hinged ruler… Please join me for the rest of this Sandra Cisneros poem at Bareback Alchemy…