Seeking Bridges: Arts & Education on the Edge of Change
This post originally appeared on the ARTSblog for Americans for the Arts. PDX, Stumptown, the City of Roses, Portlandia, Bridgetown. All of these offer a glimpse into my “second-tier,” west … Continue reading
I Have Too Many Bikes
I’ve decided to publish my daughter’s first official poem! Here it is, by Kaya (age 6), with color and illustrations.
Imagination and Memory
I first met Afaa Weaver at a writing conference in Tucson where he critiqued a handful of my poems. I might sum up his advice for me with one word: … Continue reading
This Heat
My story “This Heat” was featured in the last issue of the New Purlieu Review. Here’s a clip: The road led us away from the river, due north, down a … Continue reading
The Significance of Place: An Interview with Barbara Henning
Barbara Henning is the author of three novels, Thirty Miles to Rosebud, You, Me and the Insects, and Black Lace. Her books of poetry include Cities and Memory, My Autobiography, … Continue reading
Jake Feinberg and the Soy Sauce Lesson
Spilled soy sauce and music by Woody Shaw: “Love for the One You Can’t Have.”
Book Review: Imagine
What would you do with key insights for increasing creativity and innovation? Jonah Lehrer, in Imagine, has dug into today’s most current research to uncover key components and processes linked … Continue reading
