Today at school, my sinus headache made me grumpy with my students, even though they hadn’t done anything to make me grumpy. But I don’t think they noticed; they were grumpy too. One boy bravely volunteered answers and completed his work while holding a tissue to his nose the entire class period. One girl hadContinue reading “Ode to Oak Season”
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Night Walk
This poem was published in Dreams & Nightmares a year ago this month, and I’d like to share it with you now. Night Walk One night I walked outside to look at the full moon, but there was no moon, only clouds and wind that whispered Go, Go into my ears. So I went. Without phone orContinue reading “Night Walk”
“Ms. M” – A Friction Poem
On Saturday, I had the privilege of hearing Alan Birkelbach speak at the Austin Poetry Society‘s November meeting. Alan, a former Texas Poet Laureate, read several of his enchanting, relatable poems, talked about his involvement with the Words of Preservation project, gave advice on the publishing industry, and led the audience in a short writingContinue reading ““Ms. M” – A Friction Poem”
