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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 7, 20112 min
How Many Poets Laureate Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb?: Everyday Magic, Day 229
We'll find out very soon because starting this weekend, the poets are coming: 20 poets laureate from Alabama to Alaska, and South...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 4, 20113 min
The Language of Art: Everyday Magic, Days 224-225
With Llewellyn Crain, the visionary and hard-working Kansas Arts Commission executive director Last night, along with about 400 other...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 13, 20111 min
A Valentine Poem: Everyday Magic, Day 210
Valentine It’s all a matter of seeing what is right here: the face of the beloved, the eyes closed, graying lashes on the cheekbone. The...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 9, 20111 min
The Coldest Night: Everyday Magic, Days 203-204
The coldest night is heavy as time compressed, the recent dead beloved, the friends facing brain tumors or kidney stones, government cuts...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 6, 20111 min
Five Easy Pieces: February Write From Your Life
Start a story, poem, play, dialogue or even novel with five easy pieces. First, do the following: Write a short description of a place...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 20, 20101 min
Winter Solstice: 4:22 p.m.
The blunt air morning-stark, a glass light that levels everything, makes me forget my intention for this or that, the insistent hands...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 30, 20103 min
When I Was 17: Everyday Magic, Days 134-135
When I was 17, I graduated from Manalapan High School in central New Jersey, where I had spent an eternity sitting in the halls, my back...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 21, 20094 min
“I’m Sorry” and “Congratulations”: Death and Poetry
All week, I’ve experienced a juxtaposition of “I’m so sorry for your loss” and “Congratulations!” side by side, sometimes even...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 4, 20076 min
Abiding Grace: A Tribute to Grace Paley
Note: Grace Paley, one of the most amazing writers and activists of our time, died in late August. I wrote this after experiencing her...
