Tag Archives: Poetry

A Poem – Orange Blossom Time

I’m working on a poetry collection based on the gospel of Matthew. There are 42 planned poems and today I’ve finally written poem 18. I started this project about seven years ago and had hoped to have it done by … Continue reading

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As The Pizza Cooks — Episode 23

One of the great things about this “As The Pizza Cooks” kind of writing is that it saves me from having to figure out titles.  I hate figuring out titles for things.  I remember in grade school they used to … Continue reading

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As The Music Plays #9

This is a series of posts about the music I play while writing.  This time we’re up to Try To Remember.  This is a song about nostalgia and was originally written for the 1960 play The Fantasticks.  The song’s lyrics … Continue reading

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As the Writer Writes #3 – Vanishing Point

This is part of my series of musings about writing where I consider a word or concept. This the kind of thing I think about during my writing process. I once heard a poem read that had the line, “Vanishing … Continue reading

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