“Meditation” by Charles Baudelaire

One of my favorite poems.

Self-Improvement

Resolutions Recap: January 2019

A self-generated report tracking my progress on my New Year’s Resolutions.

Culture / Literature

What does it mean to be a public intellectual now in the U.S., with 2019 right around the corner?

Self-Improvement

Because if 2018 taught me anything, it’s to keep going.

Highlights from the opening reception of Erasures: A Poetry Exhibition.

My writing will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at the Queens Historical Society in Flushing, New York.

Highlights from my 5-day visit to Quebec’s Metropolis, including Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Port, and, of course, poutine.

My first blog post after over a year.

The founder of logotherapy on the meaning of suffering, love, and looking at the sky.

Who says it’s a bad idea to talk politics at the dinner table?

A recipe for Truffle Sprouts and a study of Ruth Stone’s poem “The Cabbage.”