Jan 03 2024
Born on this day January 3, 1892, J.R.R. Tolkien, a name synonymous with intricate world-building and the epic fantasy genre, has awed the world of literature with his creation of Middle-earth. The world he created is not merely a backdrop for his stories but is a character in itself, filled with its own histories, languages, …
Jan 02 2024
Born on this day January 2, 1952, Jimmy Santiago Baca, an acclaimed American poet, has made a significant impact on social justice and healing through his poignant works. Baca’s life experiences, particularly his journey from illiteracy during his time in prison to becoming a celebrated poet and writer, have deeply influenced his works. His poetry …
Oct 16 2023
Are you ready to delve into the eerie world of poetry this Halloween? Breathtaking metaphors and haunting verses will captivate your imagination, leaving you spellbound in a dance between light and shadow. From Edgar Allan Poe’s melancholic tales to Emily Dickinson’s enigmatic musings, we will unravel the mysteries of darkness, exploring themes of death, fear, …
Feb 27 2023
February 27th is International Polar Bear Day, a time to consider the challenges polar bears face because of global warming. The polar bear is the largest bear on earth, yet these majestic creatures are currently in a vulnerable status due to melting ice caused by climate change. For more facts about polar bears and to …
Dec 30 2022
[It would be neat if with the New Year] for Miguel It would be neat if with the New YearI could leave my loneliness behind with the old year.My leathery loneliness an old pair of work bootsmy dog vigorously head-shakes back and forth in its jaws,chews on for hours every day in my front yard—rain, …
Dec 25 2022
[little tree] little treelittle silent Christmas treeyou are so littleyou are more like a flower who found you in the green forestand were you very sorry to come away?see i will comfort youbecause you smell so sweetly i will kiss your cool barkand hug you safe and tightjust as your mother would,only don’t be afraid …
Sep 22 2022
For the Chipmunk in My Yard I think he knows I’m alive, having come downThe three steps of the back porchAnd given me a good once over. All afternoonHe’s been moving back and forth,Gathering odd bits of walnut shells and twigs,While all about him the great fields tumbleTo the blades of the thresher. He’s luckyTo …
Aug 29 2022
“I hear the first drops. Like the tapping of a stranger at the door of a dream, the rain changes everything.” -Karen Hesse, Out of the Dust
Aug 17 2022
Illustrator and author Ian Beck was born on this day August 17, 1947 in Brighton, England. “Few sounds were to be heard at that early hour, only the drone of the airship’s engines and the mournful mournful moans of the foghorns, which seemed almost to be searching for one another, somewhere along the silvered and …
Jul 02 2022
Morningside Heights, July Haze. Three student violists boardinga bus. A clatter of jackhammers.Granular light. A film of sweat for primerand the heat for a coat of paint.A man and a woman on a bench:she tells him he must be psychic,for how else could he sense, even before she knew,that she’d need to call it off? …
