Category Archives: poetry

Death of Sisera

Yesterday I spent the better part of the day with the book of Judges as part of my book project for The Saint John’s Bible. Judges chronicles a time for the Israelites between the death of their leader Joshua, who … Continue reading

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Found Poem

This weekend I found a poem. I did not write it; I only recognized it. That is what a “found poem” is. It’s part of early deconstructionism, a sort of Marcel Duchamp approach to poetry, that involves taking language from one context … Continue reading

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Hotel Poetry

OK, so more luxuriating than writing on my retreat. It was a good weekend, and I did read and think and even write a bit. I was reading Ellen Bryant Voigt, whose Messenger: New and Selected Poems I bought after … Continue reading

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Prairie Poem

I’ve been feeling very creatively backed up– which makes me simultaneously anxious and depressed, all sorts of bad cycling going on. I want to write, think, read, have time to range around in my life of the mind, and I … Continue reading

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The Great Emergence

I’ve been reading Phyllis Tickle’s book The Great Emergence, with my skeptic heart engaged and as open as I can pry it, and the book has definitely resonated with me. Resonated is a word I would like to not allow … Continue reading

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A Poetry Story about Ducks

The first entry I wrote about the ducks was called “Two Ducks.” It was sort of an inside joke between me and my creative writing students. One of the best ways I got students talking about “What makes poetry,” was … Continue reading

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Nostalgia

Lately I’ve been nearly overwhelmed with a sense of nostalgia. I’ve been avoiding writing in the blog, because I’m afraid I will be too sappy. Part of it is the number of people I’ve reconnected with lately. For about eighteen … Continue reading

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Blog

Today I felt some urgency to get a new entry on the blog, but really had nothing to put down that was “blogworthy.” For the past two weeks I’ve been thinking about the reality I’m creating in the blog. In … Continue reading

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winter (2)

It is now light enough when I get home to go and tromp around in the snow for about 40 minutes, from 5-5:40. It’s the most gorgeous thing, really. The snow is very white and heaped in creamy hillocks. After … Continue reading

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Christmas and Obama

This morning I woke up with something still stuck in my head from two weeks ago. On the December 13 show of A Prairie Home Companion, Renee Fleming and Yo Yo Ma performed an adapted version of “In the Bleak … Continue reading

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