The Drift Record

"The miracle is not to fly in the air, nor to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth." (Chinese Proverb)

Friday, April 22, 2016

Poetry Friday: Some Thoughts about a Duck

I've been writing a series of poems called "Confessions" - each one in the voice of a different bird. Yes, bird confessions,...

Friday, March 18, 2016

Poetry Friday: Szymborska's "Possibilities" - and a Challenge

Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska 1923-2012 For Poetry Friday, I offer up this list poem by Nobel-prize winner Wislawa Szymborska. Enjoy!...

Friday, February 12, 2016

Poetry Friday: A Primrose

Bought my first primroses of the season, always an uplifting thing to do as Seattle's gray February plays itself out. Three will go ...

Friday, January 15, 2016

Poetry Friday: C.D. Wright

“Poetry is a necessity of life. It is a function of poetry to locate those zones inside us that would be free, and declare them so.”...

Friday, December 18, 2015

Poetry Friday: John Clare and Winter

BRRRRRRRR...........! "I love to see the old heath's withered brake / Mingle its crimpled leaves with furze and ling.......

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