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I just finished reading Elizabeth Alexander’s wonderful memoir The Light of the World. Most people know Alexander as the poet who wrote/read the poem “Praise Song for the Day” at President Obama’s 2009 inauguration. I met Elizabeth only briefly, through the poet Kevin Young, when she … Continue reading
Posted in art, cancer, poetry, reviews
Tagged book review, Elizabeth Alexander, memoir, ovarian cancer, poetry, The Light of the World
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Deer Playground
This winter the deer are coming closer to the house than they ever have before. Last summer we were amazed by how much wildlife we were seeing. Nothing major– no coyotes or foxes– but there just seemed to be a … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, prairie, the Farm
Tagged deer, deer winter grazing, Jean Valentine, poetry
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Freeze and Thaw
It’s maple syrup season here in Central Minnesota. The monks at Saint John’s Abbey have a very large operation, and it’s been a good year. The first year I lived here, I participated actively in the operation, tapping trees, harvesting … Continue reading
Posted in art, cancer, poetry, writing
Tagged cancer poetry, chemotherapy, Contagious Hospital, maple syrup, poetry, Spring and All, syrup making, T.S. Eliot, William Carlos Williams
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Resiliency
Last night I caught just a bit of a Minnesota Public Television program with Kevin Kling. Kling, a Minnesota storyteller of great accent and great talent, was speaking to On Being host Krista Tippett about resiliency. Kling was born with physical disabilities, … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, poetry, travel, writing
Tagged Badlands, nature and healing, poetry, resiliency
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Art in the House
One of the things that was important to me right away after the diagnosis was to get art in the house. There was one print, particularly, that I wanted to get framed. Then a friend who is a letterpress artist … Continue reading
Posted in art, cancer, prairie, the Farm, writing
Tagged Minnesota artists, painting, poetry, poetry and paintings, Sophia Heymans
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Ways to Pray for Healing
The poem about carrying images and other prayers is ready to share. I posted it on Cowbird, which is a lovely platform for poetry with multiple images. To read it, go here: http://cowbird.com/story/127905/Ways_To_Pray_For_Healing/ I am so grateful for people who have … Continue reading
Sorting
What I have been doing this Thanksgiving weekend is zeroing in on the task of organizing a poetry manuscript. My book of poems, H is for Harry, will be published by North Star Press in March 2016. I’m very excited. Ordering a … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, writing
Tagged manuscript organization, North Star Press, ordering poems, poems, poetry, publishing, publishing poetry, themes in poetry
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Humans and Chickens
Today is going to be a fun day. The weather will be warm(ish), and the garden bed will get tilled. Time to plant some onions and potatoes! Time to plant beets! Also time to move the chickens into a different … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, the Farm, writing
Tagged baby chickens, backyard chickens, Chinese lyric poetry, Du Fu, poetry, raising chickens, Tu Fu
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Instructions for the Second Wife
I moved onto this farm nearly six years ago, when I married Steve in July 2008. It is a second marriage for both of us. He has lived on this land since 1987, raised his three daughters here, designed and … Continue reading