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Margaret Smith

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A Conversation with Margaret D. Smith, Poet and Author of "Holy Struggle" and "Barn Swallow"

TWO POEMS BY MARGARET D. SMITH Pavel talks to me over lunch My farmhouse is away, so far from Prague there are no planes, not even cars. You can hear everything that way. The pigeons make love on rooftops, workers talk in fields, bees make sounds like music far off.

On Books & Writing

Come Have a Pint at The Eagle and Child.

Yep. I have another blog. I'm going for some kind of world record. I'm really excited about this one. It will give me a chance to invite you to meet some of the most interesting people I know in the world of artmaking. Ever since I

On Books & Writing

New Poems by Luci Shaw, Reviewed in Books & Culture

Luci Shaw and Margaret Smith: two good friends of mine, two marvelous poets, two folks who were incredibly generous in helping me finish my book about films. Both of them are mentioned in Books and Culture today as D.S. Martin reviews Luci's latest collection of poems: What

On Books & Writing

Favorite poets

Prompted by my earlier recommendation of the Jane Hirschfield book, a reader asked me for a "top ten list" of favorite poets. I can't offer a list of my favorites in order of preference, but I can easily come up with a list of writers whose

Jessica Poundstone

"Just Right."

Her blog entries are rare, but Jessica Poundstone's entries at Utopia Parkway are usually gems that I can't wait to share with others. Today's is no exception: "However, there is the tantalising question as to whether it lies within the "Goldilocks Zone&