After listening to Garrison Keiller read Jane Hirshfield’s In A Kitchen Where Mushrooms Were Washed, I thought about how much I love poems that call
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House Beautiful
I love the whimsical magic of Charles Simic—love the way seemingly simple observations transform into something both amusing and mysterious. So, one day I dismantled
Perspective Dreaming
If only words flowed from dreams perfectly formed. No more pouring through the thesaurus…no more pushing commas back and forth. I’ve heard of writers who
Southbound
Every winter, my stepfather and I used to ride the Amtrak Auto Train from Lorton, Virginia to Sanford, Florida. This was an eerie 17-hour journey
I Heard a River Downstairs
Kudos to Asheville Poetry Review for a knockout issue 23. Included are… Chard deNiord William Wright David Wagoner Katherine Soniat William Pitt Root … and