We were talking about Ezra Pound in my writing group the other week – about how he revolutionized poetry and writing in general by his idea that it’s all about the image rather than storytelling. I’d read that he’d spent thirteen years in a mental hospital so I said, “Of course, he could see things [...]
1) At the end of his life, Timothy Leary apologized for having written so many books. The book, he said, is out of date, old technology, and therefore only adds to the pollution of the world.
2) Writing as a Spiritual Practice was the name of a workshop I once attended. The leader was a Zen [...]
Laurel sighed. Another perfect moment in paradise. The sun blazed behind the big blue umbrella as she lunched on a pasta dense with garlic, sautéed zucchini, and garbanzo beans. Geno’s tray, on the other hand, was piled high with naked raw food: at least six tomatoes, two whole cucumbers, sliced; slender stalks of celery, a [...]
Just discovered this amazing personality- Ms. David-Neel was the first woman to be granted the title of Lama in Tibet. As a young anarchist and feminist, she rejected the conventional life expected of her and went off on a spiritual quest. She hiked in to Tibet when it was still forbidden to enter and wouldn’t [...]
My Favorite Poets:
Marie Howe
Patti Smith
W B Yeats
Kim Addonizio
Diane di Prima
Carolyn Kizer
Anne Sexton
Gary Snyder
John Ashberry
James Wright
