Time is once upon, upon again. Where does it go? Better yet, why doesn't some of it stay? NO! Can't be NO-vember. Yet it is. I oft reread a quote from the brilliant Tennessee Williams: "Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes...

Renee LaTulippe and I continue our NCTE Poet Series. Forthcoming is an interview about the work of the incredible Lilian Moore whose wordplay was as unique as she was. We also did introductory work on Arnold Adoff and Valerie Worth all to be posted in...

This post is not about Walter's incredible literary accomplishments; it is about my relationship with one of the greatest human beings one could encounter in life. We met in the late l960's when I worked at Bank Street College at a research center on l25th Street-smack...

April - May - flew by. A week-long cruise via ALLURE OF THE SEAS was spectacular, filled with surprise, including meeting new friends who live in nearby Sarasota. Pictures of the experience are posted on my facebook page. I received the first bound copy of MANGER...

MARCH! And I have not posted since last November! Rather than catching up I simply want to add a few things. Renee LaTulippe and I continue doing tapes on the NCTE Poetry Award Winners. It is wonderful recalling lives of such greats.I have had the opportunity to...