TODAY, CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW'S 97th birthday got me reminiscing. In the early 1980's, Charlotte invited me to lunch. We had alread done several books together and met to discuss future projects. At some point in an always fascinating conversation, I mentioned there were I CAN READ...
MAURICE AND I met in the late l960's after ...
IT IS MAY -- or how could April pass by so quickly! I begin by congratulating Sylvia Vardell on her gargantuan production of THE POETRY TEACHER'S BOOK OF LISTS. Everything about it, including a quote from me, can be found at www.poetryteachersbookoflists.blogspot.com This is a resource for...
April and I turn another year chronologically on the l3th -- Friday the l3th. Thank goodness I am not superstitious. I say 'chronologically' because there are two very nasty words I cannot utter -- 'old(er)' and 'retire(ed)'. April l9th, I deliver a talk at Edison State...
MARCH brings bugs -- NASTY BUGS - the official publication is March l5 (Dial Books). Reviews have been wonderfully nasty including the lastest PUBLISHERS WEEKLY which ends: "A squirm-inducing tribute to our blood-sucking, garbage-eating insect friends." All the poems in the collection were especially commissioned. The...
