Elizabeth Alexander’s Inaugural Poem

Praise song for the day Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others’ eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one of our ancestors on our tongues. Someone is stitching up a [...]

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Edgar Allan Poe ~ January 19, 1809

The Bicentennial of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe [1809-1849] is quite the celebration.  There are yearlong events in all of the cities that claim him as their “Favorite Son.”  The story of his life is as interesting and strange as most of his macabre tales.  Poe endures. One of the more memorable moments in my [...]

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Emily Dickinson: “I dwell in possibility…”

Today is the birth date of Emily Dickinson [December 10, 1830 - May 18, 1886] born in Amherst Massachusetts.  Her life was one of contemplation and increased seclusion.  A prolific writer, only a few of her poems were actually published in her lifetime; the nearly 1800 poems and 1000 letters that survive were published posthumously.  A small collection of [...]

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