One of my favorite poetry collections about the fantastic is Imaginary Menagerie: A Book of Curious Creatures, by Julie Larios with paintings by Julie Paschkis.

January rain --Lenten roses budding,woodpeckers at work.

I made a special video just for Poetry Friday. You'll get a sneak peek at some of Michael's monsters... and I read a poem from Welcome to Monsterville that I haven't shared before.

The miracle we celebrate on Hanukkah has to do with oil. So whether you like your treats sweet or savory, it's time to get out those fryers and put on those aprons.

One of my favorite projects of 2022 was writing a series of poems for Nature Culture's Writing the Land Series. This organization pairs poets with local-to-them land trusts, to highlight our deep and abiding relationship with the soil, the forests, the farms.

My heart is broken. My dear friend and collaborator, the poet Michael Rothenberg, passed away on November 21.