One of the great privileges of my life — aside from being a husband and a father, of course — was meeting W.S. Merwin. He was eager to get home to Hawaii, to his wife, to his gardens, but we talked for about an hour while he was visiting Claremont McKenna College a few years ago. … Continue reading Merwin the mighty
Category: Poetry
Not your typical tribute to Maya Angelou
Poet and writer Maya Angelou has died, at the age of 86, and media outlets are flooding with tributes and obituaries. It's hard to pick just one that captures her unique presence in contemporary writing -- so I'll leave that up to you. But there's an unexpected one via comedian David Alan Grier (pictured left), who captured Angelou's … Continue reading Not your typical tribute to Maya Angelou
P.S. Dante’s salty bread
While a Kirkus Review item on Prue Shaw's Dante book praises Shaw for showing us the genius of Dante's work, there's something else I'd like to mention -- more of an aside than anything else -- that is just as worthy as her assessment of that mighty poem. The poet's biography, embedded in the lines. … Continue reading P.S. Dante’s salty bread
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