nancy bo flood

New Book from Nancy Bo Flood and Jeanne Bowman. Badger Clark, South Dakota’s first poet laureate, is best known for his “A Cowboy’s Prayer,” erroneously attributed to Anonymous and a mainstay at rodeos across the United States.

Oh, I wish I could pick “what I like the most” at my grandparent’s home and then sit next to them as they told me its story.

Here are two more books for your summer reading. My recommendations are short and sweet but high in praise.

In which I recommend two books to enjoy while sitting in the shade on a summer afternoon.

This Memorial Day is especially meaningful as I reflect on the many people in my family — in our country — through many generations, who have given years of their lives to protect democracy and freedom for us.

Perhaps we need to write more from our imagination. Poetry can help us go beyond sadness, grief, and cynicism, and imagine what is possible.

We are all connected. What affects one, affects us all.

Last night I woke and could not sleep.