There is nothing like having your 7th grader help you set up a blog.  Thank you, Eliza.


Happy Earth Day celebration, Alexandria! I am very pleased to be extending these wishes as Alexandria's newest poet laureate (and probably most neophyte blogger).  As the city cleans and greens, our dog is barking through the screen at every Freecycler who walks up our steps. We are cleaning out our basement (or at least my husband is, while I try on the laurels).

Since receiving and accepting the appointment of poet laureate at the City Council meeting on April 13th, I have been looking at my city through new eyes and I do feel the weight of responsibility on my shoulders. I am honored to be entrusted with the role of bringing our city together through words. As I see it, the role of poet laureate is as much about poetry as it is about community.  I hope to be able to serve you no matter what language you speak, no matter what your relationship to poetry and the written word has been in the past. Everyone has stories to tell and sing and write.

April 29th is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Take the time to share a poem with your co-workers, your students, your children, your neighbors. Take a poem to the park. See POEMS above. Celebrate National Poetry Month!  http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41