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Cracking the Cultural Nut

A colleague recently told me, “I’m not nearly as good as you are at getting my kids out to cultural events.” I knew instantly that my own kids might prefer to live in her house. You see, I love arts...

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Getting Back on the Turnip Truck

I have no idea where the phrase, “didn’t just fall off the turnip turnip truck” originates. In fact, if you talk with my 93 year old grandmother, she’ll tell you that the milk truck was actually more...

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Preparing with a Poem in my Pocket

The idea is simple. Find a poem that you love or one that makes you laugh or something that conjures up wistful memories. Write it down. Put it in your pocket and throughout the day, share it with your...

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Honoring Okra and the Summer Games

Who knew? I was on my way to the office listening to an update about last night’s games when this story from National Public Radio struck me from across the airwaves. Apparently, from the dawn of the...

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Oniondated!

The task of the poet is often to create the extraordinary from something household and mundane. Perhaps this is the reason the onion has been the focus of so many poems. Pablo Neruda wrote them as...

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Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Ways to Celebrate Poetry

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to a food and wine pairing meal. It was an exquisitely prepared 5 or 6 courses each with a special tasting of wine to accompany. As we head into April, I’d like to...

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Dinner and a Poem

Beans and Rice I don’t remember if I first found you while seeking “low fat” or because my vegetarian friend told me you were complete. Either way, we would’ve met when grad school rolled around and...

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Poetry at the Farmers’ Market

“A poem is the record of a discovery, either the discovery of something in the world, or within one’s self, or perhaps the discovery of something through the juxtaposition of sounds and sense within...

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Shell Game

They call it a shell game But my Uncle Jack told me it was called Thimblerig. Take out three shells and a pea – an old soldier’s trick. It’s depicted as a gamble, but really, when the wager’s for...

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Weekend Reading – The Hungry Ear and More

A Good Read: The Hungry Ear Poems of Food & Drink Edited by Kevin Young Straight out of the gate, I’m enamored with the work of Kevin Young largely because he is an American poet and because one of...

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