On a personal note . . .
I’m currently out of studio. I’ll be back on Monday but with a crazy schedule through mid-April. Thanks to my wonderful virtual assistant,
, along with Rafter volunteers and, Raft publications and events shouldn’t be affected. But I thank you in advance for your patience as you await shipments of packages and replies to your emails.Craft Chat
Recently I had a delightful conversation with the big-hearted
, poet and publisher of a marvelous Substack called . Each week, Ken talks with another poet about some of the technical issues or magical moments s/he encountered while creating a particular poem. If you appreciate poetry as a reader or writer, you’ll want to check out Ken’s publication. Subscribe for free!Ken and I discussed my writing of “For the Sake of One We Love and Are Losing,” a long poem that the Muse presented to me largely in a dream in March, 2020. At the time, the COVID pandemic was just reaching the shores of the US, though it hadn’t yet been detected. Click on the link below if you’d like to read Ken’s feature on my poem.
Thank you,
, for all you’re doing on behalf of poetry.This Week’s Big Announcements
This Week’s Staying Power
From the archives: #130: "Here's the Story I Can't Tell You"
This Week’s Daily Boosts
#686: Earth is our blue boat home
#687: A postcard across your years
#688: Loving life for its own sake
#689: Say it out loud. Get on a roll.
#690: May your times always be good, even when hard
This Week’s Events & News
This Week’s Event Replays
Note: This week’s Poetry Pick-Me-Up was cancelled at the last minute as the volunteer host who was substituting for me had a family emergency. Watch for another replay next week.