Monthly Archives: February 2025

St. Francis and the Sow by Galway Kinnell

Posted on February 27, 2025 by alicebarrett

The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don’t flower, for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing; though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness, to put a hand on its brow of the … Continue reading →

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Needle-Nose Pliers by Josh Parish

Posted on February 23, 2025 by alicebarrett

Do you know what is never the right tool for the job? Continue reading →

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The Dove, La Paloma by Rafael Alberti

Posted on February 20, 2025 by alicebarrett

The dove was wrong.
She was mistaken.

Se equivoco la paloma.
Se equivocaba. Continue reading →

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I Cannot Eat Peanuts Anymore… by Alice Barrett

Posted on February 16, 2025 by alicebarrett

“Springtime for Hitler and Germany” is available on YouTube… Continue reading →

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Lace by Siobhan Campbell

Posted on February 14, 2025 by alicebarrett

Crochet, a hook and one set of fingers… Continue reading →

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On Election Day by Anita Gallers

Posted on February 13, 2025 by alicebarrett

my Jewish star hangs
beside my “I voted” sticker… Continue reading →

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Daybreak Over Chicopee by Marian Kent

Posted on February 12, 2025 by alicebarrett

Hope wears an itchy sweater Continue reading →

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Old Poets by Michael Longley

Posted on February 11, 2025 by alicebarrett

Old Poets Continue reading →

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The Patience of Ordinary Things by Pat Schneider

Posted on February 10, 2025 by alicebarrett

It is a kind of love, is it not? Continue reading →

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Winter Windows by Bee Boykin

Posted on February 9, 2025 by alicebarrett

This is why people have windows… Continue reading →

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