High School Graduation with Bobby

Paths: A Birthday Poem for Bobby Salcedo

I often talk about my friend, teacher, and mentor Bobby Salcedo.  His life was cut short when he became an  innocent victim of the senseless violence associated with the war on … Continue Reading →

Edna St. Vincent Millay at Vassar College - 1914. Photographed by Arnold Genthe.

Favorite Poets: Edna St. Vincent Millay

One of my favorite female poets is Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950). Today – February 22nd – is her birthday. I first learned about Millay when I was a high … Continue Reading →

A Poem for the Season: Gifts

Usually I write a song every year to my nearest and dearest, but given how many I have written and time constraints this season, I ended up writing the following … Continue Reading →