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Autumnal Poems for Your Seasonal Reset (opens the original)
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Dear read poetry friends,The first week of fall always comes on more suddenly than I expect it. The equinox unfolds in the sky, and I know fall officially begins, but often the last licks of summer still have their hold on me. Then, as if in an instant, the days after the equinox begin to see me in jeans and sweaters, emerging from my door to see the first shades of yellow and red falling to the ground.If you’re feeling similar about the first notes of fall and find yourself a tad unprepared, he
Appalachian and Bluegrass Poets (opens the original)
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Dear read poetry friends,This past month has seen the passing of two great voices out of Appalachia. Both Dolly Parton and Wendell Berry turned their attention to the culture and landscapes they grew up within in both their activism and art.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" ty
Poems on the Wind (opens the original)
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Dear read poetry friends,Wind sometimes feels like it carries wishes. When I think of the places and moments I feel the most peaceful, there is often a sensation of the wind. Whether brushing by my cheek, stirring the grass or the trees, or a breath of coolness on a hot day, the movement of wind can carry so much significance and meaning in its everyday moments. Maybe it’s just that I grew up in Kansas, where wide open spaces facilitate the quick movements of the ever-changing Plains winds. In T
Classroom Series: How to Read Poetry (opens the original)
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Dear read poetry friends,A poem exists as the sum of many parts. All of these parts crucially combine to make an experience for the reader of the sound and meaning of the words on the page. I have always been a believer that the best poems should be read a few times in different ways to truly begin peeling back what exists within the words.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</div
Poems for Trees (opens the original)
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Dear read poetry friends,The first trees that often come to my mind are the trees of my childhood. There was the maple tree in my parents’ front yard, where we used to tie the dogs’ leashes and run circles around the driveway and street. There was the beautiful Japanese Maple tree in my grandmother’s yard, which grew taller than the roof of her house through my father’s childhood and then through my own. Its leaves were a vermilion that covered us all year-long. In my other grandmother’s yard, m
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