Statement of Purpose

I began teaching a memoir workshop which will meet online every Monday for eight weeks. I like to spend the first session of a new class setting a foundation for… Read More

Judging Other People’s Writing

On a few occasions, I’ve had the opportunity to act as a judge for other people’s writing. One of them is for the Tampa Tribune RF “Red” Pittman Scholars Program,… Read More

Writing My Life into Poems

Blog #17 The other day I was strolling Teddy in the sunshine and listening with my Bluetooth to a poetry reading by Sharon Olds at Emory University in 2014. She… Read More

I Like to Dream

In the spirit of theatrical whimsy, I thought I’d use today’s blog post to talk about two dream projects that have been on my mind lately. Those who know me… Read More

I Like to Dream

Those who know me well know that I have long had an obsession with Elizabeth Bishop – particularly the period in which she left Brazil in 1970 to teach at Harvard and fell in love with Alice Methfessel…. Read More

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