my cousin recalls the compliment I gave her twenty years ago *** we couldn't have dreamt she would land in Read more
11 Apr 2009
a sunless spring day perfect for daydreaming and composing haiku *** waiting for lilacs impatient for their perfume hungry for Read more
10 Apr 2009
I chose to feature a good friend of mine, Rosamond S. King--poet, artist, scholar, performer...this poem is from her chap Read more
10 Apr 2009
Send up a flare and draw attention to the deserving books of 2008 that flew under the radar...The Brown Bookshelf Read more
9 Apr 2009
daffodils defy April snowflakes hurled to earth by fierce gusts of wind *** snowflakes pale beside milky magnolia blossoms drifting Read more
8 Apr 2009
The Brown Bookshelf has a great post with all the details about the ALSC 2009 Arbuthnot Lecture, which honors Walter Read more
7 Apr 2009
You can read all about it at Kyra Hicks' site, Black Threads in Kids Lit--Kyra was the first to introduce Read more
7 Apr 2009
Monday comes with rain and weary resignation duty pricks my skin *** jaw clenched, brow pinched my mind braces for Read more
6 Apr 2009
Last night at my place several women artists gathered to share our business models and plans for the future. I've Read more
5 Apr 2009