We’re going to right the world and live.
–Sandra Cisneros
What She Said, June 22: Sandra Cisneros
Katie Riegel
Poet, writer, editor, teacher, blogger, mentor, meditator.
How Can We Use Social Media Better?
During the Black Lives Matter protests immediately after the killing of George Floyd, I was posting much, much less on social media than I’m used to. Normally, I post at least once […]
The Love of Poetry
I’ve been reorganizing my poetry bookshelves, as one does during a pandemic, slowly sorting through books I’ve collected over the past thirty years. Most I sort by last name, slotting Barbara Ras […]
What She Said, May 2: Ada Limon
You say you love the world, so love the world.
– Ada Limon
What She Said, May 1: N.K. Jemisin
For all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.
– N.K. Jemisin
What She Said, April 30: Edna St. Vincent Millay
What should I be but just what I am?
– Edna St. Vincent Millay
What She Said, April 29: Jane Hirshfield
You may do this, I tell you, it is permitted. Begin again the story of your life.
– Jane Hirshfield
What She Said, April 28: Joy Harjo
There is no poetry where there are no mistakes.
– Joy Harjo
What She Said, April 27: Beryl Markham
…if I were, even now, without either a dog or a horse in my keeping, I should feel I had lost contact with the earth.
– Beryl Markham
What She Said, April 26: Maxine Hong Kingston
In a time of destruction, create something.
– Maxine Hong Kingston
