December 2016 – Alison McGhee

December 24, 2016

Poem of the Week, by Tom Hennen

After a lifetime of winter (the Adirondack mountains, Vermont, Minnesota) I can do without -40 windchills, insta-frozen nose hairs, ice and the mummification required to step onto the front steps with shovel in hand, but I could never do without the change of seasons. Spring, summer, fall, winter: I don’t know how life is experienced … Continue reading Poem of the Week, by Tom Hennen

December 18, 2016December 18, 2016

Poem of the Week, by Ed Skoog

Last night I woke up around 2 and lay in bed picturing the bag of French roast, the French press, the blue teakettle on the black stove, the heavy cream in the fridge, and how great it would be, come morning, to pour the coffee into the speckled enamel mug I stole from my daughter. … Continue reading Poem of the Week, by Ed Skoog

December 11, 2016December 11, 2016

Poem of the Week, by Kaylin Haught

Young woman across the street, waving and calling to me as I trudge through the snowdrifts on the way home from my astonishingly wonderful church for the non-churchy, where I go seeking solidarity amongst my equally post-election troubled neighbors and friends: “Mama! Mama!” Me, calling back: “I’m not your mama!” YW: “Thank you, mama, come here!” … Continue reading Poem of the Week, by Kaylin Haught

December 3, 2016December 3, 2016

Poem of the Week, by Nancy Henry

Poetry sites are bookmarked on my computer and the first thing I do when I wake up is go from one to the other, reading poems. Four per morning, sometimes more. I hardly ever read any poems I like. Why do you read poems you don’t like? asks the man who knows me best, watching me … Continue reading Poem of the Week, by Nancy Henry