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Poetry

Mary Oliver Reading…

15.01.2012

Something’s been missing lately. I could feel it. Then I found this and thought I’d share it… Apparently, I’ve been having Mary Oliver withdrawals. Mary Oliver Reading…

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Give Up, Give In, or Muddle Through?

03.03.2011

I knew someone once who loved to read. They had a very strict reading regimen. Only nonfiction. And whatever they started, they started on page one and went through to the last page. No skipping, no skimming. So there. When I told this person I liked to check out the index first, then dip into [...]

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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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