Vertical by Linda Pastan

Perhaps the purpose of leaves is to conceal the verticality of trees which we notice in December as if for the first time: row after row of dark forms yearning upwards. And since we will be horizontal ourselves for so long, let us now honor the gods of the vertical: stalks of wheat which to […]

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Springtime and a Reborn Poetry Tree

Despite the record amount of snowfall, poetry lovers continued to post poems on the Tree throughout the winter.  As of today, there are poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Wallace Stevens, and Mina Loy as well as a wonderful haiku and ink sketch.  In addition, I have recently heard from the two Harvard alumni who […]

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