Emily Grosholz (1950-2026) was a poet of reasonability and sensibility, of portentous breadth and depth in the subjects of her poetry --mathematics, cosmology, nature, family, travel, love, art works, friendship, loss, quotidian joy, and more--, and of tremendous richness of poetic resources. Above all, her poetry harmonized truth, goodness, and beauty under the guidance of … Continue reading Emily Grosholz: A Walk in the Wilderness
Primavera arrived to our Atlantic island on Friday, and I took my first Spring walk on Saturday at Prospect Park. I sought the quieter, wooded trails, where fewer people saunter. Though I heard the calls of red-winged blackbirds, flame-crested cardinals and red-breasted American robins, there were still few birds in the old-growth forest, and the … Continue reading Spring Ducks (Aythya sp.)
It is a windy, early autumn Sunday in Brooklyn. It was forecast to be rainy, but a nor'easter storm that was supposed to drench New York City has been to slow to arrive. So it is merely drizzling, but the wind is blowing and howling, full of sound and fury, signifying freedom. Prospect Lake yesterday, … Continue reading Sunday Windy Sunday: Autumn Walks
Daniel G. Campos 