No one today or this week has said to me, “Sounds like a first world problem,” so this is not a response to anyone in particular. I grow...

V1 Never a day with no weather      Wind works over time      (all the time) But it don’t turn the world  that stopped      flowers...

Mama-ing my two children is genuinely my favorite thing, for which I am always grateful. That still doesn’t keep me from dreaming of...

Baking a brownie-cake, setting up gifts and a sign, working on a poem, listening to a “17” playlist, dancing, cleaning…, circling through...

I’ve perceived a lack of public activism against an administration that increasingly makes grabs for power outside Constitutional...

On April 15, 2012, Divine Mercy Sunday, I prayed at 3:00 at St. Martin’s Church, feeling a sense of empowerment and efficacy. I plan to...

If Words, Like Love, Like Poems, Never End for Clifford Bernier Before opening, I light candles, incense  flames rising like the chants...

The American socio-economic-political climate continues to be unstable and alarming. I'm again here to share posts I've made to social...

Here I paste some of my political Facebook posts of the past 2 weeks. I don't trust that they, or my feed, will stay and I think we'll...

I’ve sported red lipstick all week. It’s not just that it's cool, nor that it’s fun to pull a piece of my punk or Rockabilly years into...

I’ve rebranded my blog from Poetry and Other Mystical Space  to Poetry and Politics . In reality, I cut the title from my website...

I planned to not pay homage to New Year’s this year. I made much out of last year with a list of resolutions, about half of which I...

There are elements of this information age I find convenient, such as automatically saved writing, online resources, streaming movies,...

I’ve turned/returned to The Offing , Alison Palmer’s fourth poetry collection, over the past few weeks (Broadstone Books, 2024). I find...

I paused blogposts on poetry, mindfulness, and busking, to turn to the election. Not wanting to ignore glaring American happenings, I...

I’m starting a new series for Spoken Word — poetry, flash fiction, prose excerpts —  and Music — originals or reimagined covers. I’m...

Verse 1 I looked for home in other people Searched lost souls for a needle in between truth and betrayal I misplaced faith, forgave,...

A lot is made about generational differences in music, but I believe the divide may often be exaggerated. When I was young, I thought...

Kathleen O’Toole speaks to so many levels of experience, elements of history, and states of being in her poetry collection This...

You know that moment in a relationship when you thank God and your lucky stars for every one of your experiences and every prior moment...