untitled poem
(Part of a thread to share poems or poetry-adjacent writing, as discussed here .) We cannot say how this cascading wreck of complacent...
Jan 181 min read
something about academic caviling
(Part of a thread of poems or poetry-adjacent writing as discussed here .) Note: Perhaps some context will help before we begin. These...
Oct 19, 20241 min read


Palestine, Genocide, and Wishy-Washy Liberal Protestants
[Note: if you came here on my poems thread, the poem part is at the end.] A few weeks ago the New York Times found it newsworthy that a...
Mar 27, 20249 min read


The South Office
(Part of a thread to share poems or poetry-adjacent writing as discussed here.) I sit quietly without any phone service at my south...
Jan 12, 20241 min read


Introductions (a poem to frame some poems)
(Part of a thread to share poems or poetry-adjacent writing, as discussed here .) My favorite aunt who was like a second mom ...
Dec 31, 20232 min read


The Poet Who Didn't Know It
When I retired, I thought most of my writing would focus on half-finished academic writing projects. To my surprise, much of what...
Dec 31, 20232 min read