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“9 X Heidegger” [by Alina Gregorian]
9 x Heidegger There used to be nine planets.There used to be a sun on top of the galaxythat played Chopin on a tiny violin.The astronaut said it was sad.The moon used to say…
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Little Magazines [by Grace Cavalieri]
My Annapolis newspaper is getting thinner. The Capital Gazette is light in the hand. The Washington Post just cut out its business section and the Book World is no longer in a print edition.…
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This Just In . . .
In case you couldn't be there: Former Guest Blogger Victoria Rowan's lively review of last week's Academy of American Poets Gala. Read it here. Thanks, Victoria
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“Earth” [by Alina Gregorian]
Earth I fell with my brotherthrough the gravel on our porch.It was nothing like the advertisement.It scratched my thoughts. I fell with my brotherthrough the dust bowl in Arkansas.The papers depicted us as stragglers,…
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Married To A Sculptor [by Grace Cavalieri
My husband Ken Flynn is a metal sculptor and he’s taught me a lot about writing. He always loved metal, and playing with it, working with it. Heavy metal: Racing sports cars, working assembly…
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“The Physics of Poetry (or the Poetry of Physics)” (by Laura Orem)
Yesterday, thanks to a conversation with my friend Eric McDowell, I found the quote below by my favorite physicist, Richard Feynman (1918-1988). (Doesn't everyone have a favorite physicist? Who is yours?) Feynman worked on…
