Out of the Closet, Into the World…

August 17, 2010

For the past few days I’ve been preoccupied with the nature of shame– the kind of shame that makes an …

Another poem…

August 16, 2010

Shut Eye – revised Aug 16 . So very late now, the resolute crickets, in the hallways of the night …

August 15, 2010

The Country of Shame . Sunday, August. You write To a worn CD of tenors in front of the Eiffel …

August 10, 2010

The Solace in Naming . Today we sped along a back road that keeps pace With the unfolding hills; the …

August 8, 2010

They say it’s good to write naked, the ones who preach truth-telling and catharsis. And to be emotionally naked as …

August 4, 2010

Introit . Midnight, stillness: July’s seared page turns and a breeze Lifts over the garden of weary roses. I step …

August 1, 2010

I was apalled the other day when when I read several posts by young women “memoirizing” about ex-lovers with the …