It really didn’t surprise me that so many of my poetry loving friends responded to my question about their favorite poet or poem with T. S. Eliot’s, The Love Song…
“The Highwayman” was written by Alfred Noyes, first published in the August 1906. It is a romantic ballad, a story of love and death, and every time I hear it…
If you’ve been following along this month, you may remember that I mentioned asking some of my poet friends who their favorite poet was. Two of them mentioned Mary Oliver,…
I think it’s fair to say that everyone knows Shakespeare, whether they realize it or not. The English language owes a lot of its common phrases to the Bard. Many…
When I was a kid, westerns were popular in TV and movies, and we played cowboys and Indians. Little blonde haired and blue eyed Elise, always sided with the Indians….
In 1966, Simon & Garfunkel released their album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme, and even at the tender age of 12, I was enthralled by its poetry. I certainly didn’t…
Rabbits thinkEaster eggsare too strange.Chocolaterabbits tastedelicious.Still, bunniesand chickensare great friends. Happy Easter! Happy Poetry Month too! PS- I hope you enjoyed my little foray into this new short poetry form,…
April is the month when we finally start to feel like spring is actually here. The first spring flowers sprout, the trees begin to bud, and the warmer temperatures convince…
April is here—finally! And you know what that means. Poetry month and the PAD challenge. As always, I’ll do my best to write 30 poems in 30 days. I doubt…
Welcome April! Month of showers, April Fools, and the PAD (Poem A Day) Challenge. First day, first first poem. One done, only 29 more to go! Wish me luck! The…
