reviewed by Rachel Barenblat
In the interest of fairness, I should begin by admitting that I’ve been a Naomi Shihab Nye fan since I was old enough to read. I grew up in San Antonio, where Nye lives, and I took a poetry class with her when I was …
by Candace Moonshower
Candace Moonshower reminisces on the travails of being only moderately musical, in "Music Lessons."
by Michael Dunaway
Michael Dunaway laments the death of rock-n-roll, notifying the next of kin that "James Brown is Dead".
by Diana Stauber
Some people excel at the arts. I excel at the table. Place mats, centerpieces, candles, tablecloths. You’d think I’d be a better homemaker, but what I do well is merely what looks well. I don’t mean to trivialize it. I can make Thanksgiving feel orange, …