I want to dedicate this week’s poem to Maya Angelou, who passed away this morning at the age of 86. Angelou, like her literary predecessor Walt Whitman, documented the hardships and ugliness of humankind with both an astute and lyrical… Read More ›
Walt Whitman
Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman!
I Thought I Was Not Alone I thoughtI was not alone, walking here by the shore, But the one I thought was with me, as now I walk by the shore, As I lean and look through the glimmering light–that… Read More ›