The poetry of earth is never dead
February 23, 2021 marks the 200 year anniversary of the death of John Keats. Although his life was short, he has had an outsized influence …
Category: Writing
Trees and plants in storytelling
I’ve written on this website about trees before, they permeate the arts throughout history. There were trees in early cave paintings, and they appear in …
Two great poets of nature
I began this year with high hopes of posting on this blog often, but life got in the way. Not that there hasn’t been a …
A few thoughts about H is for Hawk
I recently finished the audiobook of H is for Hawk, written and read by Helen Macdonald, and immediately wanted to write about it on my …
Writing books and pruning trees
Spring is here, and that means gardening season. The parallels between writing and gardening are many, and have been appreciated by writers for generations – …