Aug 28 2026
On August 28, we celebrate the birthday of Rita Dove, one of the most accomplished and influential American poets of the past half-century. Born on August 28, 1952, in Akron, Ohio, Dove has built a literary career remarkable not only for its honors, but for its range. She has written poetry, fiction, short stories, essays, …
Feb 12 2022
Flirtation After all, there’s no needto say anything at first. An orange, peeledand quartered, flares like a tulip on a wedgewood plateAnything can happen. Outside the sunhas rolled up her rugs and night strewn saltacross the sky. My heart is humming a tuneI haven’t heard in years! Quiet’s cool flesh—let’s sniff and eat it. There …
