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“This is a photograph. . .” [by Katie Peyton]
1. (a self-portrait in Mexico by Savannah Spirit). This is a photograph. My friend photographs her body at 40, in Ajijic, in December. She says that is when the conditions are right for photography,…
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Listening to Grace Cavalieri’s Interview with Jorie Graham (by Nin Andrews)
I love this interview with Jorie Graham. I think it’s oddly seasonal, a perfect podcast to listen to now in the darkest time of the year, in the season of myth and magic. I love how…
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“The Artful Dodger” (a poem for Sandy’s birthday) [by David Lehman]
As a boy (who destroyed his eyesightreading in the dark by flashlight,I went to the libraryfor Oliver Twist by Charles Dickensbecause I had heard of the artful dodgerand figured he must have played for Brooklyn;and even…
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The Frosts in Montana [by Tami Haaland]
When I came to Billings, I heard, vaguely, that Robert Frost had visited several times and somehow had family ties here. I knew he was raised in California and had western roots, but these…
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Squibs 246—263 [by Alan Ziegler]
After Hitting Snooze: Once again I am on a talk-show panel, and the host asks questions for which I have witty and insightful answers, often contradicting what another guest says. Once again every time I…