Blog Posts

  • “Mill Brook” & Happy National Poetry Month

    “Mill Brook” & Happy National Poetry Month

    You didn’t think I’d let more than a few days of National Poetry Month pass without comment, did you? I celebrated the first week by diving headfirst into Mary Oliver’s latest volume, Blue Horses, which I adored, and also I’m gearing up for leading my session “Found Narratives” at the Mass Poetry Fest in May. …

  • Brushing up for Boskone

    February is here, and with it comes not only a shocking pile of snow, but also one of my favorite parts of the geeky side of the calendar: Boskone.  Last year I got to have tea and coffee with Jane Yolen (wow!) and Bruce Coville (also wow!). This year, if you have the time available,…

  • A bit of beauty to begin 2015

    I rang in the New Year by spending some quality time in Middle Earth, and found myself still there today courtesy of this beautiful art project by Friedrich van Schoor and Tarek Mawad.  Surely Imladris or Lothlorien looked like this? Projections in the Forest from 3hund on Vimeo.

  • What makes a literary district?

    In August of this year, the Mass Cultural Council approved the creation of a ‘cultural district’ in Boston dedicated to the literary arts.  Cultural districts are a way of raising awareness about the various arts organizations and resources in an area, and are meant to have an economic impact as well, attracting businesses and creative…

  • Poetry and Photography: A Pair with Pop!

    Last spring, I had a very intriguing conversation with my cousin, photographer and producer Michele Morris.  She was looking to put together a book of her photography and wanted to give it some extra spice–preferably with poetry.  Out of that conversation grew a number of ideas, several of which coalesced into our collaborative project, Palettes…