Hello, reader. How are you doing? The other day when I was on that road trip with my good friend, we talked about how jewelry works. Of course it could just be pretty or show some sparkle. It could express class, values, interests, or aesthetic. But my main thought about how jewelry works concerns energy.… Read More »
Hey, reader. How’s it going? I wrote this poem I thought you might like called how to break up with someone. That’s quite a skill which…. how do we learn? I guess through movies, tv, witnessing domestic violence as children, maybe a country western song? How do we learn how to do anything? Mostly through… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Is your year ok so far? I wrote a poem about a place I love called the Womb Room. Maybe you’ve loved a place like this too. Maybe you’re curious about powerful places and the energy they hold. the womb room did the mattress smell like cat pee? yes,… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? My housemate friend asked me about my pain. Yes, it’s a big topic. I love myself unconditionally, and I understand deep in my bones that all bodies are valid bodies. My pain might be like yours, or it might be different. But I wrote a list poem, and I… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? At the Friends meeting yesterday, I had quite an hour of silence. It’s like meditation, but I feel more free. I sat down, settled in physically, and began to welcome myself–it was more elaborate than usual. It turned into an incantation for welcoming myself. Like a poem and prayer. You… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I hope you have a lovely home to live in. Ming and I are newly snug, living in a housing co-op in Oregon for three weeks now. I made this St Brigid’s cross out of lavender as an art gift blessing for the house. Here’s a poem about what I… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? Toward the middle of the homelessness of me and Ming, I wrote this poem The Earth is My Home. It’s important to me because it speaks exactly what I was feeling at the time–a clear delivery from Mother God. It’s about home, putting love at the center of well-being, and… Read More »
Hello, I recorded a new poem “disabled dancing.” I wrote it a few days ago after chalice circle. We’d been talking about pets, and I was thinking a lot about teeth. How some people get their pets’ teeth cleaned, but I live with elders who’ve been chronically homeless, and mostly they don’t have teeth. I… Read More »
I wrote this poem how to sing your way through a panic attack this morning in the kitchen. Although it’s written as instructions, it’s autobiographical. I hope it gives you ideas of how to feel your feelings, grapple with death, and keep trying. Ming recorded me reading it. We’re staying at a gorgeous cabin in… Read More »
There’s a poem I taught long ago, when I taught university, that blew the minds of my poetry students. Was I a jerk, to assign this poem? Who knows. Well, you couldn’t say it was boring. I think of it as the snail poem, but it’s actually “The Connoisseuse of Slugs” by Sharon Olds. If… Read More »