New Book – John Haines – May the Owl Call Again
Readers and visitors here know the influence John Haines has on my writing. I was introduced to John...
John Haines – City of Orphans
Given the current conflicts across this land and the earth, this timeless poem from the late John Haines...
Updated John Haines story
A few years ago I wrote a story inspired by John Haines titled “A Walk in the Woods...
A Walk in the Woods With John Haines
This story is about a walk in the woods I took a few years ago in northern Minnesota....
John Haines is Calling – Fables and Distances
As nature becomes essential to daily life and getting through the chaos, I have been thinking about John...
John Haines – A Winter Light
A Winter Light, by John Haines We still go about our lives in shadow, pouring the white cup...
John Haines – City of Orphans
I typically read and have been influenced by John Haines nature poems and memoirs, but this poem is...
Dogs of Summer #2
On a somewhat grey and dreary day we headed north to the fields and trails near the Wild...
Ice Child, by John Haines
Cold for so long, unable to speak, yet your mouth seems framed on a cry, or a stifled...
Nature and Us – One and the Same
I’ve been continuing to read the book The Deep Ecology Movement. This includes an introduction to the movement...
Author Focus – John Haines
I first learned of John Haines while taking a class at the Loft Literary Center a few years...
Nature Rocks
That is all. “We speak of nature, of the natural world, as if that were something distinct from...
2013 Poetry Month #12 – John Haines
I had hoped to showcase poetry each day for National Poetry Month, but other obligations diverted my attention...