Contests

18 years ago

I received my first award for writing in grade school, for an essay about fire prevention. (Made me scared to…

the high-wire of faith

18 years ago

TRAMRIDE This thin thin wireSways in generous bulging arcsFrom breeze to breezeLike a child's jumpropeOr the rippling undulationsOf a lustrous…

Communion Match

18 years ago

Perhaps you find in your relationship with the Lord that intimacy brings its own kinds of tension, as this poem…

The language of maps

18 years ago

Here's a poem about the relationship of icons to linguistic representations.Yours is the language of maps,The tracing out with light-veined…

a description of anger

18 years ago

This Incite Blog entry will take a different turn today. I'm working on a description of the "logic" of anger.…

For those who mourn

18 years ago

I offer this poem for all those who are mourning the loss of the companionship of loved ones. Take heart:…

Why poetry?

18 years ago

Everyone knows that poetry doesn't "sell." Publishers don't want to print it, students groan aloud at the prospect of studying…

In sure and certain hope….

18 years ago

Some of you know that our son, Ryan, recently underwent surgery for thyroid cancer. It was on Easter Sunday as…

Easter

18 years ago

I can't let the Easter feeling go, even though the day has passed. . .We were therefore buried with him…

New poem

18 years ago

I read with interest Amber's comment on the blog. I am amazed that God did not make what we call…