Song of the Open Road – Walt Whitman
I almost never select the same poet two months in a row, but this month’s poem by Walt Whitman was simply too perfect to...
Taking Down The Tree – Jane Kenyon
We have always had a tradition of tromping out into the cold on the tree farm, examining the noble fir, the grand fir, the...
Starfish – Eleanor Lerman
Welcome to November’s Poem of the Month!
It’s been a busy month here in Seattle, and there were so many wonderful things to celebrate and...
Now That No One Is Looking – Adam Kirsch
Welcome to May's Poem of the Month!
Sometimes I could swear that the clocks in my house accelerate and there are really only 12 hours...
Miracles – Walt Whitman
Since it IS the last day of July, this month's Poem of the Month squeaks in just under the wire. As life seems to get busier...
Poem Number 135 – Mary Oliver
Welcome to June's Poem of the Month
It's been a flurry of end-of-school-year activities - it's still baffling to me how I now have a second grader and a sixth...
Natural Buoyancy – Judith Strasser
Welcome to the March 2008 Poem of the Month.
This month's selections hold very special meaning for me as today is Alex's 11th birthday. I...
