Tag: Jane Kenyon

• Good Morning! : Miss May’s Flower Art

  

  I completed this flower art today I’d made for author and poet, Miss May Ziadeh. I’d collected flowers over the seasons, a couple fallen onto my path outside, and pressed them in a book for her… and then I’d made her a celebration memorium at my home where I’d read Miss May (as she was […]

  08/19/2022 11:05 am

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• I’d Like To Read Some More

  I chose to read these two poems by Jane Kenyon before I knew it would snow. The poems are “Waking in January Before Dawn” and “11,” the second one Jane translated from Russian and was originally written by the poet Anna Akhmatova. I never used to read about the poets I’d read personally, but I […]

  01/03/2021 10:49 pm

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• Author of the Day: Jane Kenyon

  It’s often been said that those who write poetry should also read poetry.  It is creatively and emotionally nourishing to read another’s work with appreciation and to take time to think about what makes the poem so good.  My favorite writers are those I can come to again and again and find new ways to […]

  07/18/2011 4:13 pm

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