For this Advent season–and at a time when one might easily think this ragamuffin world is filled with nothing but war and wretchedness, I offer a favorite swift&strong winter bird of a poem by the lovely Emily Dickinson. Whether you imagine it as nightingale, sparrow, lark, or some other majestic...

This week, I’d like to introduce (or reacquaint) you with a poem that rendered me honestly a little unsteady upon a first (and second. and third) reading. Nestled within Franz Wright’s 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poetry, Walking to Martha’s Vineyard, it is one of many stunning,...

To kick off the poetry party, I’d thought we’d start with some favorite words penned by [writer rockstar &] Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. As a reader and attempter of poetic lines, this has always moved me immensely. Enjoy. Poetry And it was at that age…Poetry arrived in search...