Monthly Archives: April 2011

Easter is behind us, but spring resurrection is just beginning here in Central Massachusetts. The daffodils have popped out everywhere and so have the forsythia giving us sunshine even when the day is cloudy and gray. The iris will be … Continue reading →

My granddaughters are visiting this week. It’s great fun to watch them (and sometimes join in) as they expend mountains of energy. Poetry writing is one of their more sedate  activities, but they all like to write and share their … Continue reading →

Yesterday I joined the North Shore Poetry Forum for their annual Poetry Reading celebrating National Poetry Month and the Naomi Cherkofsky’s contest. Much to my delight I won an honorable mention in the contest and read the winning poem, Dragonfly, … Continue reading →

David Brooks, a syndicated columnist, speaks to all of this morning when he talks of the metaphors in our daily speech. He sites a number of linguistic experts, one of whom suggests that people use a metaphor every 10-25 words. … Continue reading →

The earliest daffodils are open, those daffs that are frilly and others that are planted to naturalize. The birds are tweeting, not just the people. There are delicious poems about spring to read and write. Look out your window, or … Continue reading →

Bonnie Toomey writes for the “Sentinel & Enterprise” among other papers and magazines. And I was the subject of her article today. Bonnie’s work adds to National Poetry Month and affirms my commitment to poetry. Thank you Bonnie. Today is … Continue reading →

Last evening Regina Mcgee and I (MaryEllen Letarte) were guests of Barbara Foster on her “Barbara and You” broadcast. She is the perfect television host. We spoke of National Poetry Month and invited the public to Lunenburg Library for the … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is the first day of April. Everywhere I look I see poetry events. There are three at Lunenburg, MA Library: April 14— a reading and discussion of these seven poems developed as a state-wide program from masspoetry.org In the … Continue reading →