Jorge Luis Borges is one of my favorite authors. Here are quotes on the art of living and writing poetry. Also, please check out this South American blog Artevirgo with its post of “Arte Poetica de Jorge Luis Borges.”–JGR The fact is that poetry is not the books in the library . . . Poetry…
Patsy Terrell chats with Eric Maisel today on the topic of happiness.
Reader Views is featuring Daddy ‘n me this week. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page, and boom–there we are, photos and all. It might not be there later, so here’s what they say: Father and daughter authors present Family Story Workshop and Reading An old-timer at 91 years-young, Erwin Thompson, author of…
Eric Maisel continues his blogtour today with a discussion of parenting and step-parenting at Jennifer Newcomb Marine’s blog. How can both parties get along and be at peace to provide better parenting?
In an article originally published in American Poet, the biannual journal published by the Academy of American Poets for its members, Eavan Boland talked about a “transnational poetics.” I was particularly fascinated by her comparison and contrast of American and Irish culture and the poetic communities each country fostered–and how this shaped the poetry that…
Eric Maisel’s Blogtour for Ten Zen Seconds Begins Today on Brenda Johima’s Creative Nudge You can see the entire tour schedule with the description of each person and what will be discussed at the official Ten Zen Seconds site.
I was fascinated by the premise of this essay. “There are far too few daughters in poetry.” –JGR Daughters in Poetry by Eavan Boland There are far too few daughters in poetry. They turn up surprisingly rarely in nineteenth century poems, considering how they crowded into the available fictional equivalents. So it’s a relief to…
My friend Stephanie Farrow, a marvelous poet in her own right, sent me this poem today, as one she enjoys. I thought you might enjoy it as well. Atlantis—A Lost Sonnet by Eavan Boland How on earth did it happen, I used to wonder that a whole city—arches, pillars, colonnades, not to mention vehicles and…
Improvisational cooking is my specialty. I just look at what is in the refrigerator and the pantry and go from there. My mother gave me this free-wheeling attitude towards cooking and most times it works. Here’s one that did. Date-Nut Cake Use any yellow cake mix (But, Betty Crocker will put you in the mood…
Poet, essayist, translator, teacher. W. S. Di Piero says it best: “I’m not an intellectual poet. I write mostly out of nerve and instinct. It’s all a process of taking in the intensities of life and bringing them over into the intensities of words. I’ve believed from the beginning that poetry exists not to simplify…