I first heard of Maya Angelou in high school. Somehow I got a copy of her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. From the first few pages, I was captivated by her use of language. I had never read prose that had the cadence and lyricism of poetry. I ended up choosing a selection from […]
Read MoreI drove west this weekend to visit my family. It’s exactly five hours from home to home, enough time for a few podcasts and some prolonged daydreaming. This time I had stocked my podcast app with “The Writer’s Almanac.” Its piano intro and Garrison Keillor’s familiar murmuring voice remind me of home. I remember listening […]
Read MoreOnly a few days left in Poetry Month. Today’s poem is The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop. Click here to read it.
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