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CROSS KEYS POETRY RECAP–JULY, 2014–PART 2
So I told you about the new Cross Keys Poetry Society at the library where I work here in my tiny town of Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Click here for part 1 of the story (It’s pretty short, and worth it for the background). I want to post updates about the progress and activities of this part-workshop-part-reading-group…
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Bukowski’s “Nirvana”
Sometimes at the meeting of a poem and an interpretation there is magic. Charles Bukowski's Nirvana revolves around a young man traveling to an undetermined destination, questioning his purpose in the world. Along the young man's aimless journey, he encounters a moment in time at a charming diner. In just that moment something is…
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Cross Keys Poetry Recap–July, 2014–Part 1
I’m pleased to report that the first meeting of The Cross Keys Poetry Society was a happy little success. One never knows how many to expect for a new adult program at a public library, or anywhere for that matter, and with less than three weeks to prepare we decided on a show-up, rather than sign-up…
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What Poems to Choose?
I have been preparing all week for the first meeting of the Cross Keys Poetry Society. We’re meeting at the Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library where I have been working these last few months. It’s the former site of the Cross Keys Inn here in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. You can imagine that I’m both excited and nervous. They’ve…
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When You Are Gone
Ah yes. At least I work in a library now, so I am surrounded by friends who never leave for long. 🙂
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Three Poems in the Tic Toc Anthology
Recently I mentioned that three of my poems appeared alongside the work of Jason Allen and June’s featured poet Brian Fanelli in Contemporary American Voices. If you haven’t checked them out yet, please do. The July issue is almost here, so for our poems in June click here. But it’s a great little journal to…
