Island or Archipelago? I was lucky to attend the terrific On Cue gathering in Boston this week, where poet Regie Gibson put forth the image of an archipelago — islands that appear to be separate, but that are really all connected, just below the surface. It’s not a brand-new notion, but it is a powerful […]
This week I have read several thoughtful articles with advice for bloggers, all urging focus and thematic clarity (rightly so). But today I am writing not about investing, but about poetry, experts and editors be darned. Because Seamus Heaney’s work has helped me more than all of those blogger-advisers put together. Because poetry is one […]