Incite Blog

voices from the past

I often buy copies of my out-of-print books on ebay. Recently I bought a first-edition copy of The Mormon Mirage.…

17 years ago

out of office autoreply

I know there's no "autoreply" for a blog, but....Here's a question to ponder: In Psalm 51, David says that God…

17 years ago

Contests

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

17 years ago

the high-wire of faith

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

17 years ago

Communion Match

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

17 years ago

The language of maps

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

18 years ago

a description of anger

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

18 years ago

For those who mourn

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

18 years ago

Why poetry?

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

18 years ago

In sure and certain hope….

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

18 years ago