At the Turquoise Table

February, a sometimes hated month because of the snow and cold it brings to many parts of our country, is one of my favorite months. When I ...

I believe that poetry is communication and we shouldn't have to say "huh"?--at least not too many times when reading a poem. W...

My nephew Mark just turned fifty, The limericks he wrote were nifty, He wrote with great humor and wit, His friends agreed they ...

Nicholas Kristof  Nicholas Kristof in his New York Times column of November third laments the loss of poetry in our President. He wo...

Maxine Kumin Lots of poetry events are happening locally this fall. Eight poet laureates are reading at the Library of Congress this Wedn...

Susan Jones, of Paris, Tennessee, reads "I Should Have Known".

It’s hard to speak the truth. Sometimes hard to even recognize it. We have to think, check our sources and keep an open mind and heart. Even...