Posts Tagged ‘public’
I Miss Gwen Ifill
December 19, 2016
For Kate Keplinger It is the blight man was born for It is Margaret that you mourn for… —“Spring and Fall,” Gerard Manley Hopkins “I’m sorry for your loss,” my friend Dionne posted in response to a note I posted on Facebook. I’d just come back on the redeye from the West Coast that morning, and…
Read MoreMore Incisive, More Powerful, More Permanent: Cast Your Vote for Image!
June 15, 2016
A political season is upon us. I’m guessing that whatever your party affiliation or philosophical persuasion, right about now you are frustrated and anxious about the political process. Yes, democracy is messy, but the amount of anger, fear-mongering, and divisiveness out there is leading many to cynicism and despair. Millions of votes have been cast,…
Read MorePoetry in a Season of Lament, Part 1
February 22, 2016
Two Poets Laureate On Grief, Detachment, and Finding New Ways to Live, Part 1 In my role as the curator of three literary guides to prayer for Paraclete Press (At the Still Point, Light Upon Light, and the newly-released Between Midnight and Dawn), I have the coolest job. Not only do I get to…
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