Author’s Note: I wrote the poem “Cadence” with recollections of mythology where a small bird sits on our shoulders to remind us of our death.
Author’s note: This poem spurred several conversations among my classmates about the ethics of writing about one’s family. To me, it’s about nostalgia and childhood
Author’s Note: Dusk is my favorite time of day. While I don’t have a direct view of the sunset from my house, I can often
Author’s note: “It’s a weary psychological truth that one is often one’s own worst enemy. It is also true, to paraphrase Proust, that the only
Author’s Note: Rehoming my dog Mello after having had her as best friend for three years is one of the most painful decisions I have
Author’s Note: I watched my daughter teach a swim class at the local high school pool and was struck by her combination of beauty and
Author’s Note: “Petrarch’s Cat” sprang from my experience of trying (trying!) to learn a piano piece by Franz Liszt, based on one of the poet’s
Author’s Note: “Revision” appears in my poetry collection, The Ledger of Mistakes (Terrapin Books, 2023), about caring for my mother during her decline and death.
Author’s Note: “On Making Marmalade” is an excerpt from my lyrical essay collection, The Blue Years. I wrote it as a love letter, or meditation,
Author’s Note: This poem was inspired by the time I spent as a writer in residence at the Woodlawn Plantation in Alexandria, Virginia (sponsored by