I wrote this poem some time ago after realizing how very lucky I was to have a sisterhood of women that surrounded me who all brought me great joy and always gave great advice. Alongside it a photo from my affirmation ceremony. It's one of my...
Sometime in the late 90’s, in a Florida café, I attended a poetry event with my friend and artist Kiki Calafell. Kiki and I began talking about the loss and death of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped and murdered in 1996. We discussed the national...
As the host of Calliope's Corner, I was honored to share the microphone with Dr. Richard Bronson, Suffolk County Poet Laureate, and Ella O'Connor, Suffolk County's 1st teen Poet Laureate. Dr. Bronson and Ella O'Connor's poems are deeply rooted in their activism. Bronson's cause is...