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Zombies vs. the Monkey Prodigy: Creativity Should Thrive in School, but. . .
Hey, how’s that for another long title? Okay, so I was apologizing, well almost, about my absence the last three days because of being in Father’s Day weekend bliss. But I also missed my youngest boy’s latest blog post in the midst of all of that. Please go check it out. By the way, he is…
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Mad Libs for Father’s Day
Okay, so maybe a little late for Father’s Day, but honestly, it was such a joy to have all three boys with me for so long that I couldn’t be bothered with getting online. I love you guys, but this place feels more like home when they are here, and what a great weekend it…
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Sons, Dads, a Preview and a Musical Interlude
Well, I’ve talked a lot about my sons on this blog, but not nearly enough since April, the month which really kicked the poetry side of things off here on the Dad Poet. Most recently I celebrated Jon’s high school graduation here, and before that I boasted a bit about the writer. They have all…
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Ends and Odds – Chocolate Verbs, Garden Poems and Happy Numbers
Here is something I don’t often do, but since I’ve been doing some planting and cleaning and lots of reading of my fellow bloggers, I thought I’d give you something that resembles my brain right now; a hodge podge post. Here we go! My plants are looking really cool, but since I have weeding to do,…
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“Overvision” at Poetry Under the Paintings
This last Thursday we enjoyed Poetry Under the Paintings 2 at Faustina’s Gallery in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. We will continue this at least through the summer, so if you are in Central PA with time to spare and a poem in your hand (yours or a favorite), bring a chair and a taste for Ann’s mint…
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There’s Something Wrong with my Whitman Book
There’s something wrong with my Whitman book–it’s too clean. I bought it new because I couldn’t find it used, and the pages are so white and clinical. Leaves of Grass should be on paper growing dark with age, folded and wrinkled through frequent use. It’s hard to read crisp, pristine pages proclaiming the secret of…
