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I've been finishing up knitting projects -- mostly small, as well as planning for the year ahead. This week, I share some excerpts about the importance of realism and specificity in poetry. I also share the results of sewing my first-ever zero waste garment -- and what I will pay more attention to next time. Finally, I urge my fellow textile enthusiasts to consider a donation to fund a scouring facility in the Northeast US.
12.5.22 "Writing Kept Hidden" by Carolyn Forché
12.6.22 "Lost Glove" by Charles Simic
12.7.22 "Why My Mother's Teeth Remained in Cuba" by EJ Vega in Paper Dance: 55 Latino Poets
12.8.22 "Provincetown" by Afaa Michael Weaver
12.9.22 "Quartet" by Robert Hass
12.10.22 "sallie ledbetter: a mother's hymn" by Tyehimba Jess
12.11.22 "Saturday at the Border" by Hayden Carruth
12.12.22 from Kyrie by Ellen Bryant Voigt
12.13.22 "The Gate" by Marie Howe
12.14.22 XXXI from The Desert of Lop by Raoul Schrott
I’m reading a poem every day until March 5th. In this episode, I share a reading of the first ten poems. This episode comes to you with thanks to the generosity of Ko-fi subscribers and contributors.
Scrappy sewing projects have multiplied and now I’m thinking my way slowly to my first quilting project. I’m starting and re-starting Xmas knitting and immersing myself in 100 days of poetry.
It's episode 300 and I'm finally talking about my visit to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival. It was a LOT of knitting, but I finally finished my RB sweater in Garthenor organic lace. Also in this episode: Operation Everything Pumpkin isn't over yet, I'm already knitting with RB2022 yarn, I jumped off the Stephen West MKAL wagon, and a poem fresh off the page by Dr. Lilly Marsh.
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