The Poetry That Saves Us

November 12, 2023

During these troubled times, the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine, when our hearts are broken and we feel so …

Never Say “Never Again” Unless We Mean It

October 26, 2023

. . . because to do so would be meaningless. And perhaps it’s meaningless already. I wrote a post with …

October 16, 2023

How many times must we do this? Does it ever stop? The earthquakes, floods, and fires. The wars. Ukraine last …

April 10, 2022

If we say “never again” while doing nothing to stop the atrocities going on in Ukraine, then we are lying …

March 13, 2022

I wrote this poem for a novel I’m writing about love and war in Central America. It’s written in the …

March 7, 2022

I read a brilliant piece in The New York Times this morning about how suffering hides in plain sight. The …

February 27, 2022

Blue and gold are my favorite colors, so much so I created a Pinterest page named Blue & Gold to …