Tag Archives: NaPoWriMo

San Francisco — Looking Seaward from Lands End

Posted on April 27, 2014 by carto

San Francisco’s 6th Poet Laureate declared: “Everyone is a poet — until proven otherwise.” Parked at Lands End Lookout Hoody’s and sweatshirts from Fisherman’s Wharf Run by my car At the edge they look homeward Then, shivering in the cold … Continue reading →

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Seeds of Evolution — Romantic or Scientific?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by carto

Free books, I like free books and what better place to pick one up than the University of Chicago Press. Just in time for Spring, the free book for April is An Orchard Invisible, which opens with this poem fragment … Continue reading →

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Creation — Children of the Days

Posted on April 2, 2014 by carto

A calendar of Human History: Long ago in America Where dense fog hides the mountains Day Keepers weave the story of creation Mouth-to-ear repeating, remembering the days A Quiché appeared at the edge of the forest The indian carried a … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo At Carto’s Library

Posted on April 30, 2013 by carto

A salute to National Poetry Writing Month, especially those fearless writers who wrote a poem every day in April. On the last day of April, I present my first poem ever: I am comfortable here In this room of books … Continue reading →

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