Songs, Dances, Poems & Gifts of December
Sunday’s “Group Soup Book Launch” is taking a lot of my time this week, but it’s not the only thing happening.
Poems
November … Heading into the Season of Cold & Long
A busy month full of events and poetry and conversation. Which of these will you join?
The Slowdown
If you’re not already familiar with The Slowdown, curated by the current Poet Laureate Ada Limon, today’s poem is a great introduction.
September Elegy … on the subject of Special Needs & Special Gifts
This is one of those stories that practically wrote itself. The time was right, the words were there and meant to be shared.
Bold, Blunt Language
“During a time when lies are invading the land of truth, let us know hope is just an idea if it doesn’t lace its boots.” –Andrea Gibson, they/them
Ann Staley Tribute at the Milwaukie Poetry Series
Poet Sulima Malzin joins the Ann Staley tribute at the Milwaukie Poetry Series: Season 15 Episode 11, filmed July 13, 2022. (VIDEO)
Reading between the (head) lines
By Sulima Malzin the future is, as always, unwritten, always something left to unfold or be discovered … a turning point, a call to stay awake and you don’t know where to start. With a little practice you’ll believe anything. But there’s a profound decency in the sinews of America. Most Americans are generous and…