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  • Michigan Poet Philip Levine

    Michigan Poet Philip Levine

    On my sister website, Your Book Group, I published a reading by Detroit native and former Poet Laureate Philip Levine. You can read the post here: National Poetry Month #13 – Philip Levine.

    April 13, 2021
  • Lake Michigan waves at sunset, and a poem

    It was a windy sunset last night . . . Poem courtesy of The Academy of American Poets – poets.org. Click HERE to see the website. O Sea, That Knowest Thy Strength Effie Lee Newsome – 1885-1978 Hast thou been known to sing,        O sea, that knowest thy strength?Hast thou been known to […]

    March 29, 2021
  • Michigan Monday – Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie

    The verse below is the first stanza of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem “Evangeline.” I’ve mentioned before that I have an affinity for Longfellow, I think because we read his poetry in elementary school and because his “Song of Hiawatha” is set in the Pictured Rocks area of Michigan on the southern shore of Lake […]

    March 21, 2021
  • Perelandra and a Recipe

    I published a review of C.S. Lewis’ Perelandra, which is the second book in his Space Trilogy. HERE is the link, on my sister site which is dedicated strictly to books. You can also find the review to the first book in the series as well; click on All Reviewed Titles in the red menu […]

    March 11, 2021
  • Thumbwind

    In my last post I shared a link to Michael Hardy’s post about a book by Andrew J. Blackbird. We’ve been collaborating a bit since then, and Mike will be reposting my Michigan Monday series – seven weekly posts about Michigan authors, over a series of posts. You might want to take a look at […]

    March 9, 2021
  • Sharing a post from Thumbwind’s blog.

    Check out this post from Mike Hardy via his Thumbwind blog (click on the post title to read the post): Five Tales About Michigan Indian Tribes You Were Never Taught in School. The book referred to in the post is available free from Gutenber.org; click HERE to read or download. (Did you know you can […]

    March 7, 2021
  • Snow Moon

    I could use some photo education to learn how to take a decent photo of the moon, because it was so much more beautiful in person, but I do like how the tree branches seem to be cradling the moon. I hope this photo gives you pleasure.

    February 27, 2021
  • Update

    I’m “overdue”for an update… . . . so I’m sharing a photo of my new coffee cup along with general news (below). Due dates range from 1965 to the late 1970s. I’ve joined the Goodreads Reading Challenge with a reading goal of 50 books in 2021. I hope to double that, which is very challenging […]

    February 18, 2021
  • “Memories of President Lincoln”

    I don’t share all of my posts from Your Book Group here, but this poem by Walt Whitman moved me. I’m posting here in honor of Presidents’ Day (US holiday).

    February 15, 2021
  • Nightstand – February 12 2021

    Greetings on this beautiful Michigan winter morning! I’ve got my coffee, a cat on my lap – and I’ve got a few books going . . . . I just finished The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow) and will review it after an online book discussion. This book was recommended by the […]

    February 12, 2021
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