I haven’t written a new poem in a while. Here’s one born this morning, an early birthday poem, perhaps a gift to myself. I'm turning 82....

A video of last night's Poetry of Hope reading is now available, so if you couldn't make it, go now. And if you want to see it again,...

So pleased that Visual-Verse has included my poem in their February anthology, written to the lovely butterfly picture. Happy to see...

So pleased to share that my poem "For the New Year" opens the poetry section in Snapdragon Journal's new issue. I agreed to not share...

[3/13/22] Finally another new poem, this one inspired by the quotation Tom Clausen posted this morning, quoting Michael Finkel about...

I'm grateful to Marietta McGregor for including a poem of mine in this week's Haiku Dialogue column at the Haiku Foundation. . . . HAIKU...

Happy to share that my poem “Thin Places” appears in the Spring issue of Canary*. Thanks to Gail Entrekin for accepting my work.! Please...

Thanks to James Crews for calling my attention to a line by Rilke, No feeling is final, in his commentary this morning after sharing Ada...

Today, we're on the cusp of intense cold and a possible major winter storm, tomorrow night into Saturday---or not. Models are all over...

During my first residency at VCCA (January 2011), I discovered the magical serendipity of that wonderful place. On a bookshelf in my...

This morning I'm sharing a January poem from my collection The Resonance Around Us (Mountains and Rivers Press, 2013.) I wrote it at...

This morning I’m happy to share that my poem “The Solitary Birch” is in the January issue of “Verse-Virtual”. It was inspired by the ...

POETRY OF HOPE FEATURED ZOOM READING! Please join us on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7pm Central for a special evening of hope-inspired...

Wishing a Very Happy New Year to all my Facebook friends and family! Here's the poem I wrote on January 1st last year, and I'm sharing it...

I'm pleased to share that one of my haiku was again included in this week's Haiku Dialogue, this time on the theme of "impermanence."...

Once again, I'm grateful to have a haiku among those selected for this week's theme "black holes" on Haiku Dialogue / Ad Astra. Thanks to...

And after posting my poem from Lizard Light earlier, later this morning, a new poem has arrived, also born from the encounter with the...

Just watched a wonderful short film honoring Barry Lopez whose work I have always revered. That got me thinking about the Earth-affirming...

[12/17/21] When I woke this morning, a week before Christmas Eve (and on my late husband’s birthday), I found myself feeling nostalgic...

Happy to share that again a haiku of mine is both featured and commented upon in this week's Haiku Dialogue. Thank you, Alex Fyffe, for...