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James Tate and the Ironies of Life [By Leah Umansky]
Today, at 32 years old, I entered my first police station. This is a good thing as I don’t have a criminal record and doubt that I ever will. I had to file a…
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“As a writer, all bets were off.” A eulogy for Eleanor Ross Taylor by Ross Taylor
This lovely tribute to Eleanor Ross Taylor (June 30, 1920 – December 30, 2011) by her son Ross…. comes to us from family friend Nin Andrews: My mother was born at home in south-central North…
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Not Your Parents’ Poems:
A 2012 Poetry Preview by CRAIG MORGAN TEICHER We’re reading a lot about poetry over at the NPR website. Most recently, we enjoyed Craig Morgan Teicher’s roundup of can’t miss poetry books from 2012.…
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Reader, Do You Keep A Diary? [By Leah Umansky]
Not many people keep handwritten diaries anymore, but I do. I’ve kept diaries for as long as I can remember. I don’t know exactly what I’ll do with them in the future, but for…
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Celebrating A Good Story [by Leah Umansky]
In Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” Hugo Cabret says, “every body has a purpose if they didn’t then why are we here?” It’s a life long question, isn’t it? …
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Leah Umansky, Guest Blogger January 15-21
This week we welcome Leah Umansky as our guest blogger. Leah is a New Yorker by birth, a teacher by choice, and an anglophile at heart. Her first book, “Domestic Uncertainties,” is floating around…
