Photo by Cu00e9line on Pexels.com “Paris of the Mind” it occupies space shared by streets strolled by Hemingway and Hadley, Patti Smith, and Jim Morrison, virtuosos, and bohemian strays its studios crammed with creatives, its walls lined by Picassos, and of course the Louvre, darkened by long suffering Mona Lisa: her elusive smile i have … Continue reading POEM: “Paris of the Mind”
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CURRENT EVENTS: BOOKS READ IN 2022
Photo by Milada Vigerova on Pexels.com Happy New Year! I’ve been keeping track of the books I’ve read ever since my local library started giving raffle entries for each list of fifty read books per year. One of these years, I hope to enter twice. But it’s more important to me to enjoy and absorb … Continue reading CURRENT EVENTS: BOOKS READ IN 2022
BANNED & CHALLENGED BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS including a brief mention of “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation”
Photo by Nicole Berro on Pexels.com In honor of Banned Books Week, I’ve decided to post a banned book recommendation each day. I have only used only books I’ve read from the American Library Association’s list of the top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the decade (2010-2019), with the partial exception of the … Continue reading BANNED & CHALLENGED BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS including a brief mention of “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation”
BANNED BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com In honor of Banned Books Week, I’ve decided to post a banned book recommendation each day. I will use only books I’ve read from the American Library Association’s list of the top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the decade (2010-2019). . BANNED BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “The Giver” by … Continue reading BANNED BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
BANNED BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
Photo by David Cruz asenjo on Pexels.com In honor of Banned Books Week, I’ve decided to post a banned book recommendation each day. I will use only books I’ve read from the American Library Association’s list of the top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the decade (2010-2019). BANNED BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “The Hunger Games” … Continue reading BANNED BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
FOUND POEM: “book-wrapt”
Photo by Zichuan Han on Pexels.com “book-wrapt” The quintessential connection to books a private sanctuary programmed for escapism. delightful displayed in the home they work wonders en masse exuding breath of generations, nourish senses, slay boredom relieve distress. read a passage and be inspired all authors are alive where a jumble of books ends we … Continue reading FOUND POEM: “book-wrapt”
POEM: “paper journeys”
“paper journeys” Long lonely childhood days I lounged beneath the mulberry tree, just Thisbee and me, waiting for Pyramus to take us away, I'd play host to Hermes and Zeus, coast wine-dark seas devour siren song, draw Labyrinthian threads through Minotaur’s home, and soar cornflower sky beside Daedalus before my waxen wings would melt; lofty … Continue reading POEM: “paper journeys”
CURRENT EVENTS: Books Read in 2020
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Happy New Year! Hopefully, 2021 will be less problematic than 2020. In the meantime, I’ll share the books I’ve read in the past year. Due to the recent interesting times, many of them are books I’ve read before. When I want a comfort read, I’ll often reach for old favorites: … Continue reading CURRENT EVENTS: Books Read in 2020
CURRENT EVENTS: Books Read in 2019
Greetings! Welcome to my annual list of books I’ve read the previous year. Pretty exciting and original so far, right? As an avid reader, I can’t afford to buy all the books I want to read, so I buy from local authors and local (usually independent) bookstores while checking out digital titles or paperbacks. I … Continue reading CURRENT EVENTS: Books Read in 2019
First Friday *AND* POEM: “Who Are You?”
Since I’m spending most of my time this month attending or participating in poetry events and promoting my new book, it seems only fair I blog more frequently to share them with you. So for the next month (or two) I have switched to posting every Friday instead of every other Friday. You’re thrilled, right? … Continue reading First Friday *AND* POEM: “Who Are You?”
Cat Russell 