Bullet Points —Jericho Brown I will not shoot myselfIn the head, and I will not shoot myselfIn the back, and I will not hang myselfWith a trashbag, and if I do,I promise you, I will not do itIn a police car while handcuffedOr in the jail cell of a townI only know the...
It’s spring! The world is waking up again. Mary Oliver’s “Morning Poem” reminds us of the constant cycle of new beginnings. In midwinter, it can be hard to really believe that the world will be green and full of life again. Even if we know it...
I’m reading Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers The Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser and loving it—it says so well and clearly many of the things I’ve been teaching: the way women’s voices and stories have been silenced; the way...
“Birches” by Robert Frost is one of my favorite poems, and a perfect poem for this moment… “Birches” is a beautiful midwinter poem, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot, especially this pandemic winter, when I’ve been longing...
HAPPY 2021! I want to share “Swan” by Mary Oliver for the new year. This powerful poem by Mary Oliver is about being present and about change. That might sound like a paradox: how can we both be present and invite change? For a long time, I struggled with...
