Free Verse

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 17, 2012 - Some of the best odes celebrate the ordinary, unlikely, and overlooked. Here’s a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 13, 2012 - The character of Fool in William Trowbridge’s "Ship of Fool" series is sometimes the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 26, 2012 - The phantom finger in this poem haunts the speaker — and possibly the reader as well…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 1, 2012 - Not many sonnets root for the drunks at homeless shelters, but more should. Though we…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 18, 2012 - Some say home is where you hang your hat or where the heart is. For Tom Waits it’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 10, 2012 - William Carlos Williams famously said "No ideas but in things." It's things, usually…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 13, 2012 - For the doe in this poem, hunting season ended well before middle age. Who is…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 15, 2011 - Despite the horrific things dogs ingest and their barking late into the night and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 17, 2011 - With playoff celebrations, Octoberfest, and the Blues opener all hazy memories,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 15, 2011 - Our summer begins to dwindle into shorter days and cooler evenings. School has…