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That Thing We Do

06.02.2011

Why do we do what we do? I knit because I love the feel of merino and cashmere through my fingers; because I’m hypnotized by thick, rich color; and because I am addicted to the rhythm of my knitting needles making one stitch at a time as if a metronome marking time. One stitch. One [...]

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Knitted Words

01.12.2010

I love when I can combine two of my favorite things—in this case, writing and knitting. I don’t have to tell you how excited I was to find Poetry Mittens on Ravelry. The tradition of knitting the text of poems into mittens dates back to the late 18th century. And it lives on today. I [...]

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More Mary Oliver

16.11.2010

But where are the words? So begins one of the poems in Mary Oliver’s newest collection, Swan—her twentieth. And it is pure Oliver. So far, the one that won’t let go of me (and I know it’s only the first, and I know others will attach themselves to me—that’s how Oliver’s poems are, they sit, [...]

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A Sweet Surprise

22.09.2010

I received a lovely surprise… My haiku “early morning…” in the premiere issue of Berry Blue Haiku was selected as one of three best in the issue—the June 2010 Picks. Thanks so much to Gisele and all the BBH staff! And for Gisele and Michele’s comments on the haiku.

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