Procrastadabbler

I’m working very hard to keep my mind open to multiple views of the world. I have my ideology, but I don’t want to become isolated within it. So, I force myself to read things that appear contrary to my belief system.
To that end, I just finished reading Carolyn Chute’s novel The School on Heart’s [...]

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As I was reading a few poems this morning, it came to me that poems and literature are to be savored not studied. When I read a poem, I roll it around in my mouth like a lovely wine and appreciate that subtle nuances that make up its many layers. The same with the novel [...]

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Today my husband asked, “what makes a poem?” It was an honest question. He had picked up a book of poetry I have been slowly reading – one or two a day. He couldn’t quite make sense of the one he read. “Why is it a poem?” He asked. “It was telling a story.”
I didn’t [...]

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I’m reading Julia Alvarez’s book In the Time of Butterflies. I love her writing. I’ve read How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and used When Tia Lola Came to Stay in my methods class, but this book, more than any of her others is devastating. I also love Allende’s writing. And Marquez. And Borges.
Why [...]

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Last week I learned about the book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick from an article in the local paper by Jack Garner. I was intrigued, bought the book, and just read it.
The book is an homage to the early movies, it is the story of a child’s perseverance, a story of hope, [...]

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