What’s a little puddle here and there?A whittled water-window on the air.It shall not make me cease to do or dare.It won’t make me descend, … Read More ›
Tag: poetry

We are thrilled to announce that Salt & Iron: Seasoned Writing is launching a poetry section! Our first four poets are finishing a month-long revision … Read More ›

I welcome this opportunity to introduce the poetry of Seamus Heaney to those of you not already familiar with it and to say something about … Read More ›

At first, the opening of Interstellar seems to set the tone for the rest of the film, one of high-minded idealism about NASA, outer space …

“I believe that poetry is an action, ephemeral or solemn, in which there enter as equal partners solitude and solidarity, emotion and action, the nearness … Read More ›

“She who reconciles the ill-matched threads of her life, and weaves them gratefully into a single cloth– ” The woman of Rainer Maria Rilke’s love … Read More ›

If a friend has ever annoyed you by insisting that a favorite band’s music is much better live, you might feel the same about reading poetry … Read More ›

I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight; We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night. This … Read More ›

There was only one rap song I liked before listening to the musical Hamilton, but my love of America’s founding era was strong enough to … Read More ›