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Dear Mom – “Angels at Home,” a Poem by DJB
It’s the end of another Mother’s day. This time of year is always a little hard for me. Twenty five years ago in April I lost my mother after her long, drawn out battle with cancer. It’s still difficult sometimes, when I stop and think about it, but I know that the short time I…
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The Poet, Barack Obama, and the Avengers
I was awakened early this morning by the arrival of my favorite super hero, the musical magician BPK. It’s always a joy to have him back home. Early last evening I picked up my oldest and youngest (the middle boy stayed home to study, so that must be serious) and went to the theater to see…
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Questions for the Dead
So I am getting caught up on some things I missed from poetry month, and thanks to my new friend Jennifer Bullis, I have discovered some really ingenious poetry prompts from Rachel McKibbens. I was inspired to give it a shot by Jennifer’s post here. Now, honestly I don’t usually like most of the prompts I…
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WWUW Read Out Loud
As part of my lovely rainy Monday off, I hung curtains, cleaned house, read fiction, poetry, and blogs, paid bills, got my hair cut, and read this out loud at the request of Jennifer Bullis. Video footage borrowed from Day 30 of my recent project. Text found on yesterday’s post.
