—after Pablo Neruda

new poem

Why you need to reply to the poets of old

“Corresponding with the Dead.” New essay from @Scott Cairns dropping this Thursday, May 22.

Is it lack of imagination that makes us come to imagined places, not just stay at home? —Elizabeth Bishop

Please join us for an evening of poetry and conversation with writer Scott Cairns. We will gather at Dottie’s Ranch, Upper House's retreat center near the Town of Oregon, to enjoy hors d'oeuvres and b...

—After Τζένη Μαστοράκη

—a foretaste of Pascha

epistles to a lost brother

I was delighted to see my modest stack—which generally receives but 400 or so viewers on a good day—received gracious viewing from more than 2100 of you yesterday. Therefore, more from Dear Popescu.

New life for the SPU low-res MFA program, now concluding

from _Makarios_, my collection-in-progress

—further assistance from Saint Isaak the Syrian

On this first Tuesday of Lent, some timely wisdom from Proverbs. Also additional wisdom from Saint Isaak the Syrian.

(from Saint Isaak's Ascetical Homilies, Homily 4)

Choose from fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry or spiritual writing and develop your craft in Whitworth's low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program.

—After Kavafy [Κ.Π. ΚΑΒΑΦΗΣ]

another of my epistles to Cristian Popescu

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Writing Workshops in Greece Thessaloniki & Thasos

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Writing Workshops in Greece Thessaloniki & Thasos

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YouTube video by Walking Inside Poems (with John Krajicek)

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