One Place, Two Stories, at the Edge of the Saugatuck Dunes
The top of the sledding hill, a year and half later. I'd been to the woods for my daily hike. Back behind the wheel of [...]
“In Things,” a Poem in Response to David Adix’s Native Figure #70
Here's a draft of the poem I'm writing in response to David Adix's Native Figure #70. The poem's title comes from a classic adage about creative invention [...]
Ekphrasis in Downtown Douglas, Michigan
Native Figure #70, David Adix Last Monday I carried my notebook and camera into the Water Street Gallery in downtown Douglas, Michigan, to meet, in [...]
Mary Ruefle on the Contrast Between Thinking and Creating
It's been a while since I've offered anything up. I've encountered plenty of items of interest over the past few weeks, among them: a tromp l'oeil mural I spotted [...]
Red (Red-eyed Vireo), Yellow (Hairy Puccoon), and Blue (Harebell)
Harebell It's harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) season in the Saugatuck Dunes, which also happens to be hairy puccoon season, and red-eyed vireo season. This year's cool, [...]
My New Chapbook, Before the Snow Moon
(If you'd like to buy a copy of Before the Snow Moon, click here.) I'm superstitious about writing about my own poems, especially before they've been [...]