In the wake of our election results, I’ve decided to take whatever small actions I can to put kindness, comfort, encouragement, and beauty back into the world.
Author Archives: Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
GATHERING QUIET MOMENTS, GIRDING FOR WHAT’S AHEAD
How to stay sane during an insane election season: take off for California. Hike. Drink wine. Rest. Find magic.
First Publication Anniversary of Prayer Gardening!
It’s the first anniversary of the publication of Prayer Gardening, co-authored by myself and Constance Brewer.
Conversation with a Poet: Dorsía Smith Silva
Dorsía Smith Silva is the latest poet to join in One Minnesota Crone’s Conversation with a Poet series. Today, we’ll discuss her soon-to-be released poetry collection, In Inheritance of Drowning, published by CavanKerry Press. The poems offered are political, a call to action, and a demonstration of resilience. Come learn about one of Puerto Rico’s finest poets.
Tinges of Autumn
Colors are shifting. Autumn is spreading its gold over everything.
Still Summer
This summer has been swift in its journey, so hopeful in mood over the past several weeks that I don’t want it to be over just yet. Even with school beginning here in a couple of days, it doesn’t feel like the end of summer. The fall equinox is still a few weeks away, so I feel justified in declaring that summer isn’t done yet.
MID-AUGUST, SHIFTING LIGHT
We’ve come to that poignant part of summer once again, the part where our full gardens spill into the driveway and street and sidewalk, back-to-school supplies crowd Target’s aisles, school-age kids think about who will be in their classes in September, and grandparents like me offer childcare for the upcoming school year.
Conversation with a Poet: Wilda Morris
Today, poet Wilda Morris will share her ideas about poetry and the poet’s place in the world as she discusses her work and her pre-pandemic book, Pequod Poems: Gamming with Moby-Dick. Wilda is based in Illinois, former president of both Poets & Patrons of Chicago and the Illinois State Poetry Society. She is widely published andContinue reading “Conversation with a Poet: Wilda Morris”
On Vacation in My Own City
On vacation in my hometown. Fun is good!
THE THICK OF SUMMER
One of the greatest things about being an older adult is the time to settle into whatever season it is, which is extra lovely in the summer. As I write this, I am in a chair outside my front door, gardens bursting with blooms in front of me, a little humidity in the air, birdsContinue reading “THE THICK OF SUMMER”
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