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Poetry and insights
I’m in love with words, and I love to use the right words to create poems that have clarity and character. I think of my work as “literal poetry.” I don’t put my pen down until I’ve said exactly what I feel, exactly what I mean to say, so that you, as the reader or listener, will have no doubt about it. I want to write poems that don’t need to be explained—what you see is what it is. I want to write poems that express deep human emotions, and very thoughtful observations, and very precise meanings. I am a poet, a writer, a teacher, a moralist, a historian and an unflinching student of human nature. I think a lot. I strive to express truth and give context—both rational and emotional—to reality. I think words can be pictures, and lovely songs, and bodacious scents, and private flavors, and early morning caresses that wake each part of me, one at a time. I know some of those words, and, from time to time, I write some of them.
dance the night away…”daily,” my poem
make time for it
“endless regret or secret happiness…”
quote from Sarah Orne Jewett
“…profoundly human noise…”
the buzz of the crowd (my poem) “
“Remembrances,” many half-thought fancies (poem)
thinking about things…
A Thousand Mornings…book review
rich Mary Oliver stuff, her poems
Book Reviews and insights
Reading is part of my life. Old books are companions—they have a palpable essence that will never be duplicated in an eBook reader. I can live with books, inter librorum copias. I don’t read too many novels, although I’m partial to 19th century American and English writers like Dickens and Hawthorne and O. Henry. I’m happy when I’m reading aloud. I wish that I may live long enough to read at least most of the books in my library.
The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin…book review
not much spark
words have physical feeling…a quote
from The Bridges of Madison County
Concept of the Corporation (book review)
Peter Drucker didn’t see the whole monster…
Moby-Dick and stuff…
…a whale of a tale, Melville’s biggie
not a real place in memory…
“Dreamery #1” (my poem)
Historical insights
I think it’s difficult to be a sensitive and sensible human being without some knowledge of history and its enduring elements. An insufficient understanding of history is an impediment to decent participation in human society. I am particularly intrigued by the systematic methods of the French Annalistes to examine the deep structures (longues durées) of history. Awareness and understanding of history allow us to create and sustain a mindful context for our past and present adventures.
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Politics: thoughts and insights
Yelling isn’t my style. I am a committed and, I think, well-informed liberal progressive. It’s my intention to avoid presenting any political commentaries that are doctrinaire, abusive, deliberately hateful or contrary to “…a decent respect to the opinions of mankind…” Maybe you’ll recognize those words from the Declaration of Independence. I respect the value and the necessity of dedicated support for the preservation of the public good. I’m willing to offer my considerations of what constitutes the public good.
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Tidbits
Occasional items that tickle your funny bone, or point your mind in a new direction, or invite you to stop for a moment and listen to what your heart is telling you.
Sarah Orne Jewett: Novels and Stories…book review
…an old fisherman’s tears…
Roosters scream to start the day…
why is that?
Atonement…movie and book review
my life is my penance
“truth lies open for all…”
Seneca the Younger said it
humans share food, with people they like
“Grace,” my poem
Night by Elie Wiesel…book review
his first story about the camps
“duchess with a bird”…my poem
her new universe…
The Breakfast Club…movie review
telling truth to friends
The Bridges of Madison County…book/movie review
If you’re looking for highly stoked eroticism, look elsewhere.
“…the courage to continue…”…Winston Churchill quote
“keep buggering on”