Tomas Transtromer: A Poet Cheered by Small Things
I know you know that Tomas Transtromer, Sweden’t great poet, was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. But, my …
Category Archives: Poetry
The Despair of Turbines
I remember a photo of Uncle Bill beside a turbine. He said he had a wide smile on. I couldn’t …
After the Sea Broke
After the sea broke the lighthouse went cold just when we needed it most– a white light filling with blues. …
Blue Day With Man
BLUE There is the ocean: blue, blue green, blue and more, a blue and green and blue green blue blue …
Red Brocade: A Poem by Naomi Shihab Nye
A friend gave me Naomi Shihab Nye‘s wonderful 19 Varieties of Gazelle a month or so ago. I regularly use …
You May Hold My Falcon
Visit Welcome to Abu Dhabi, the Minister of Culture said. You may hold my falcon as we visit. He slipped …
A Poem from Egypt
from The Utopia of Cemeteries Unpainted walls, stone filled ground fragile bones not even able to stand and my bones …
Middle East Literarary Landscapes
I gave, and received, this year a notable reminder that the cultures of the Middle-East — Iranian, Arabic, Turkish– have …
Breathing
Breathing out ourselves breathing in so many others slowly, as we age, we change the pure light of her laughter …
I Had A Brother Once
I had a brother once who tried in deep woods not to walk on water. He failed and proved that …
Liu Xiaobao Wins Nobel Peace Prize
A Small Rat in Prison for Little Xia a small rat passes through the iron bars paces back and forth …
Dunya Mikhail – Iraqi Poet in Exile
Dunya Mikhail is a remarkable Iraqi poet now working her craft in Michigan. Her poem “War Works Hard” is just …