Let’s read a poem by Emily Dickinson today!

Emily Dickinson composed this poem c. 1858 and it was published as 54, in 1891. In one of her letters, Emily wrote what she thinks about a poem, “If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically,Continue reading “Let’s read a poem by Emily Dickinson today!”

The School: A short tale by Donald Barthelme

Good night!It’s dark now and just before going to bed, and just before turning off my candelabrum, I will share a few lines. “One day we had a discussion in class, and they asked me where did they go? the trees, the salamander, the tropical fish, the poppas and mommas, the Methew and Tony, whereContinue reading “The School: A short tale by Donald Barthelme”