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• White Sahara

  To usher in 2013, today's post features a poem by friend of Sky Spinner Press, Mary Coolidge Cost.  Mary was born in Manhattan, and is now a poet and weaver who lives in Santa Fe, NM. WHITE SAHARA (Egypt’s Western Desert) 1. Sand speaks...

• A little poetry

  Here is a poem written in collaboration with my dear friend, Eileen Hunter, as I navigate this confusing time.  It was originally titled "Small Blue Trucks." Death Road Emily Meier Smoke swirls across the wall, One vase of roses becomes si...

• David Douglass, 1948-2012

  My good friend and neighbor of 20 years, David Douglass, died unexpectedly on November 24 at the age of 64.  David was born in Winslow, Arizona and died here in St. Paul.  As a young man he was particularly interested in poetry, including that of the...

• My friend Josh

  One of the sharpest and most influential voices in political commentary over the past decade is the founder of the website Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall.  I've corresponded with Josh over the years on a range of different subjects, and he posed a...

• The Battle of Davis Mills

  From December 1st through December 31st, 2012 we are featuring a chapter from Suite Harmonic on the Battle of Davis Mills, which occurred on December 21st, 1862. One of the Civil War's most dramatic and lop-sided battles was between the remnant ...

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