For giggles: The Yarn Diet And good news here in Georgia: Gay Marriage Amendment Rejected It would seem that I’m not alone in my disgust at the work produced by my classmates: What The ?!? Quote from one of the…
Two Poems
They may suck, but since I had to write them for an assignment I figured I’d share them here as well. Summer Camp You dash to your new home Guided by smells bug spray and sunscreen Girls’ voices squealing, laughing…
Poem: Waking
Waking by Stephen Dobyns Waking, I look at you sleeping beside me. It is early and the baby in her crib has begun her conversation with the gods that direct her, cooing and making small hoots. Watching you, I see…
What It Takes to Ace the SAT II / Poem: Walking to Work
Happy Birthday, funnifamily! Would Shakespeare Get Into Swathmore? We and our colleagues at The Princeton Review have spent many years training students to take the SAT II, and have carefully analyzed the College Board’s essay-grading criteria. To receive a high…
Poem: The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog
The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog –Robert Bly I never intended to have this life, believe me– It just happened. You know how dogs turn up At a farm, and they wag but can’t explain. It’s good if…
Poem: My Father’s Lunch
My Father’s Lunch by Erica Funkhouser Saturday afternoon, he’d sit at the kitchen table in khakis and a workshirt. White napkin, a beer, the serrated knife. Pieces of prosciutto or headcheese or kippered herring layered on slabs of black bread.…
Poem: The Almanac of Last Things
The Almanac of Last Things by Linda Pastan From the almanac of last things I choose the spider lily for the grace of its brief blossom, though I myself fear brevity, but I choose The Song of Songs because the…
Poem: On a Night of Snow
Two quotes: If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. –Chinese proverb Start by doing what is necessary, then do what…
Poem: Twelve Facts About the Immigrants
Twelve Facts About the Immigrants: A Prose Poem by Carmine Sarracino, from The Idea of the Ordinary They were not Italiani, but rather Calabresi, Siciliani, Napolitani, Abruzzesi and would remain so until they died in places like Providence, Rhode Island…
Poem: Any Prince to Any Princess
Any prince to any princess by Adrian Henri August is coming and the goose, I’m afraid, is getting fat. There have been no golden eggs for some months now. Straw has fallen well below market price despite my frantic spinning…