A Poet Who Became One With Nature

The profound thinking of Mary Oliver.

Writing Advice from a Legendary Poet

The secret sauce to literary success from Billy Collins.

A Son of Former Slaves

Becomes an internationally recognized poet

Using Poetry to Fight for Social Justice

The profound thinking of Audre Lorde.

Honoring a Legend

A Tanka Poem for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The Fool

A Haiku

Don’t get too high, son 
because we all play the fool 
in someone’s story.

The History of the Human Heart

A Poem

The Power of a Smile

A Tanka Poem

When I make you smile,

Happiness

A Haiku

You look happier, 
Is the greatest compliment 
I have ever got.

Better on a Postcard

A Haiku

Memories that could 
Live nicely on a postcard, 
Still ruin my mind.