#poem

Ode to the mole on the tip of my daughter’s nose

Random, well-placed marks make you unique. Like a well-chosen word, the mole on the tip of your rounded nose, perfects the sentence of...

the limits of memory; the limits of imagination

I often wonder why we don’t have a group memory Why we can’t remember what happened to our ancestors how they lived, loved, and died ...

In My Heart I Am a Poet

As promised last week, here is one of the poems from my little purple notebook. In my heart, I am a poet. But the words won’t come when...

Get to Know Asian American Children’s Authors: Emily Jiang, Author of Summoning the Phoenix: P

Here are Emily’s answers to my questions (in poems and prose!): Emily Jiang: All my characters have a bit of me in them, even the...

Shelley poem (as seen on TV!)

Wondering about the rest of that lovely Shelley poem from last weekend’s episode of Inspector Lewis? Here it is (from Bartelby.com):...