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With so many things going on, so many projects, a lovely toddler who insists I watch Sesame Street at least three times a day, I find it necessary to ponder, wonder, and share my musings on poetry, love, books, and anything else that moves me. Of course, I am a little busy, so I've got a ton of guest bloggers from Capital BookFest and Book-in-a-Day to help me keep this fresh. Enjoy!


A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER ON HER FIRST DAY...
Yesterday, on the long drive to campus, I kept looking in the rear view mirror. No one was tailgating me, there weren't any cops, and the road was empty, but for some reason I found myself glancing behind me more than usual. It occurs to me, a day later, that while we were surely headed More

LEARNING HOW TO DANCE
First of all, I am in Love with my wife. I have never been a slave, yet i know i am whipped. My daughters are the fuel that drives my soul to joy. However, poetry is that unnamed organ. It's somewhere between my corpus callosum and the metatarsals. Without it, I could not walk. breathe. love. More