Emily Grosholz: A Walk in the Wilderness

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

Spring Ducks (Aythya sp.)

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.)