Poetry Articles

A Deceptively simple “little song.”

V is for Villanelle. And victory – or temporary vanquishment – over death.

It’s not just boys who are taught to hide their emotions. We all are, as if feeling anything – positive or negative – is a sign of weakness.

Poetry has always served as an aid to memorization. Maybe these little limericks will give new life to forgotten letters of the English alphabet. But I doubt it. I doubt it very much.

Social media platforms, like train platforms, have the power to bring people together from all over the world. But they can also divide us and send us hurtling in opposite directions. Mind the gap.

A challenge, a dare — a call to dedicated writing and commitment

A poem, inspired by Ojibwe legend and art, dreams and nightmares, and the tiny little weavers I’ve grown to respect.