“You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.” -Alexander Nikonov I have Kit Stolz to thank for turning me on to Vera Pavlova. I devoured her first collection in English, aptly titled If There is Something to Desire. Keen, startling, and erotic–poems of …
Tonight Val and I got to spend some time with Ken Jones, a friend of ours who was also a fellow resident during the nearly four years I lived in the seminary. He is now receiving hospice care in his room, lovingly supported by his wife. When we entered the room, he was arranging a …
While poetry is a product, being a poet is, to me, a worthwhile and lifelong pursuit. In my latest column for Read Write Poem, I dig beneath the question of writing daily, to answer how one can, in fact, engage life as a poet every day. Some of the tactics may surprise you. Would you …
As I have said before, some of my favorite revelations burst forth from the pairing of seemingly unrelated events. In this case, I had the pleasure of meeting Les McKeown on Friday during an all-day workshop he gave for our company on the business principles contained within his much-anticipated first book, Predictable Success. And just …
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The first article in my new series for Read Write Poem is now available, tackling the painful and often taboo topic of rejection letters head-on. It’s not something poets tend to admit to receiving, let alone talk about with their peers. Yet rejection is a natural and necessary (albeit sometimes painful) part of the writing …
Like last year, I have selected one post from each month in the previous year as a means of reflection. January: The Third Year Each January brings an opportunity for my wife and I to reflect on the birth and death of our son, and on just how far we have come in learning to …
