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At the end of the Spring 2020 semester, the most challenging in my entire teaching life, an student wrote in her final reflection, “I learned that what I was thinking was true about good writing is actually good practice!” I had to laugh, because she managed to condense my entire teaching philosophy into a single sentence, a sentence I would never have come up with on my own.
Ultimately, practice is at the heart of my life, whether I’m preparing lesson plans, doing a poetry exercise, learning to identify bird calls, writing to my elected officials, cooking dinner, or sitting in meditation. This site is not just a place to share my work; it’s a space to continue exploring and examing the relationship between creativity, activisim, and practice. I hope you enjoy.
Latest from the Blog
The Best of It: National Poetry Month Part 3 Edition
“Love Poem for a Non-Believer” by Sandra Cisneros “Mambo Cadillac” by Barbara Hamby “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith “Wild Turkeys: The Dignity of the Damned” by Brigit Pegeen Kelly “If We Were Honest” by Albert Goldbarth
The Best of It: National Poetry Month Part 2 Edition
“My Heart” by Frank O’Hara “With Lorenzo at the Center of the Universe, El Zocalo, Mexico City” by Sandra Cisneros “Grace” by Jake Adam York “Say Thank You Say I’m Sorry” by Jericho Brown “There Are Two Magics” by Rachel Zucker
The Best of It: National Poetry Month Edition
“The Truth the Dead Know” by Anne Sexton “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver “The Best of It” by Kay Ryan (scroll about halfway down the page) “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams “Steps” by Frank O’Hara
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