Tag Archives: "Ars Poetica"

Poetry and Our June 8, 1973 Wedding

I share the wedding ceremony that Julia and I went through 50 years ago.

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Madoff & a Pyramid Scheme Poem

Here’s a poem about pyramid schemes to mark the death of ponzi scheme artist Bernie Madoff.

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Poetry to Read at a Hippy Wedding

Today is my wedding anniversary so you get to hear how I wove poetry into the ceremony. W. B. Yeats, Archibald MacLeish, D.H. Lawrence, and the Song of Solomon all made appearances. Get ready for time travel back to a very different era.

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After 37 Years, Still 2 Lights above the Sea

You will not be surprised to hear that poetry played a big role in my wedding 37 years ago, on June 8, 1973. The outdoor wedding occurred shortly after Carleton’s Commencement ceremony (our good friends John Colman and Anne Smith got married shortly before).  Three days earlier, after an intense week finishing up my final essays, […]

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