The Muses’ Refugia
Fifty-six Years in the Making
Shortly before I spread my wings and migrated to Florida for the winter on the tails of Canada geese heading to these mild climes where I am now ensconced in my condo aerie, I had a special visitor to Hollybrook House—my oldest friend on the planet. We began a playlist in anticipation of the occasion,…
Keep reading“Funky country blues fusion”— An Interview with Guitarist George Ott
George Ott bills himself as a “long-suffering, underappreciated Jersey Shore musician.” At least that’s how he “signed” the blurb he wrote for my forthcoming book, My Body the Guitar (see previous post). As a thank you to George for writing the blub—and to amp up appreciation for him and his remarkable talents, I interviewed him…
Keep readingMy Body the Guitar
Coming soon! My newest book, My Body the Guitar, will be arriving December 1 from Before Your Quiet Eyes Publications Holograph Series (Rochester, NY). Sample Poem Jimi Redux I summon Hendrix the flames of his immolated guitar him crouching on stage in my imagination as he did with a can of lighter fluid squirting …
Keep reading“Last chances to experience joy”
This is a book about dying and death. This is a remarkably uplifting book. That consummate novelist Laury A. Egan is able to achieve such a balance of emotional response among readers shouldn’t have come as a surprise to me. I’ve followed her career since her first major publication, Jenny Kidd (2012), but this book…
Keep reading“The anatomy of genius”
I killed three lanai intruders with this book, two wasps and a wolf spider. (Had to. Allergies.) But it is Enid Shomer who slays our hearts with her 2020 collection Shoreless. I can’t remember when I have been so completely bowled over by a collection of poetry. “Exquisite ” leaps to mind. And “masterful, ”…
Keep readingLet’s Play DJ
So, readers, what music have you been listening to lately this curious writer wants to know? I mean it. Feel free to send me in your comments the title of one tune that recently hit the right chord. Who performed it? How did you listen to it? Vinyl? Spotify? CD? Alexa/Siri? Why did it touch…
Keep readingOf Serendipity and Interconnectedness
This morning I received an email from out of the blue from a total stranger. It prompted many minutes of reflection in my journal pages as I sipped my first cup of coffee. I first thought of Duwamish Chief Seattle (1786-1866) who said: “The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth.…
Keep readingAn Interview with Poet and Writer Laury A. Egan
I interviewed Laury Egan about her aesthetics, process, work ethic, and plans for the future.
Keep readingAt Least I Won’t Forget the Silver Dress
Despite my reservations, I read the Bloomsbury-era novel To the North by Elizabeth Bowen.
Keep readingWelcome to My New Blog
Welcome to my new blog, The Muses’ Refugia, a place for you to set aside your concerns, whether they be the Covid pandemic, climate change, racism, partisan politics, police brutality, sexism, ageism…and relax in company of the arts.
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