[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225404288?secret_token=s-V3Bv1″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”100″ iframe=”true” /]   I am thrilled to have this poem appear in the book Dear Tomato: An International Crop of Food and Agriculture Poems, edited by Carol-Ann Hoyte. I love the collection. It includes a wonderful variety of poems and subjects and writers, and it’s a perfect size to […]

                      A Poem for Your Pocket Here’s a poem for your pocket. Or it might be for your shoe. You could tuck it in a mitten. Any secret place will do. You could hide it in your hat or stuff it up your sleeve. You […]

                        The Binder and the Piece of Paper: A Dialogue I am a binder— loyal and true. I keep loose leaf papers looking like new. I won’t go in there. Rings aren’t for me. I hope I get lost. I want to be free. […]

                        A Sticky Note of Apology Forgive me for I have failed. You wrote one word across my face and stuck me to the door where you couldn’t help but see me. I stayed there focused on my goal until the wind blew through […]