Reading Michelle Obama and Ocean Vuong
My thoughts on Michelle Obama’s memoir and Ocean Vuong’s novel.
“Meditation” by Charles Baudelaire
One of my favorite poems.
Marilynne Robinson on What It Means to Be a Human and Citizen
What does it mean to be a public intellectual now in the U.S., with 2019 right around the corner?
The Opening Reception of Erasures
Highlights from the opening reception of Erasures: A Poetry Exhibition.
Erasures: A Poetry Exhibition at the Queens Historical Society
My writing will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at the Queens Historical Society in Flushing, New York.
10 Poems in Honor of Earth Day
A list of some of my favorite nature poems.
Truffle Sprouts and the Poetry of Cabbages
A recipe for Truffle Sprouts and a study of Ruth Stone’s poem “The Cabbage.”
Why “Love Without Hope” is a Poem About Hope
On hope in Michelle Obama’s last speech and the poem “Love Without Hope” by Robert Graves.
7 Buddhist Quotes for 2017
The original headline for this post was “Why We Shouldn’t Expect So Much of 2017.”
The American Dream Deferred in Fences
Why does the American Dream, failed or achieved, make such solid theater?
