I call myself an artist. It’s self-appointed because I’m self taught. No B.F.A. or M.F.A. degree on sheepskin with my name in calligraphy from the University of Creativity. If you’ve read the inaugural post and “About” page of my blog, you know I’ve always had a bent towards creativity – just not the artistic kind that included drawing, painting and such. Steve always takes exception to me saying that since I used to occasionally draw some rudimentary cartoon characters. It’s… Read more »

Poetry’s not for everyone. There are volumes of it I’ve never read or care to, some I have and wondered why, and others I’ve been stupefied by the contemplative and obscure state of new understanding it gave me. And although poetry is the subject of this post, I only occasionally read it. But, April is National Poetry Month. I read about it in an article in this month’s O Magazine. What I loved most about the article was the side-bar… Read more »