Category Archives: Personal History

Delving into Doubt: Worship No Idols

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

Between belief and disbelief, certainty and uncertainty, trust and distrust lies doubt. Doubt can be deliberate questioning or a state of indecision, resulting in a reassessment of what reality means or a paralyzing suspension between contradictory propositions. An uncomfortable condition, … Continue reading →

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On Being Invisible: Our Nation’s Veterans

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

This essay is part of a series inspired by our Winter 2012 Social Justice issue. The first one was posted September 2011, and all feature people who have helped make marginalized segments of our world more visible to mainstream America through poetry, prose and visual art. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: JoAnn Balingit’s Forage

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Like many Poetry Friday regulars, I often assign myself a blog project for National Poetry Month. In 2010, I took readers on virtual road trip around the United States, profiling each state’s poet laureate. (I made it as far as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Posts, Book Reviews, Delaware, Families, Fathers, Immigrants, Mothers, National Poetry Month, Nature, Parents, Personal History, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Poets, Readings, Republic of the Philippines, Social Justice, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment