Past Newsletters
Painting in Paris, Spring in Greece and Istanbul
ENJOY-‘Ideas Are Seeds’
LOOK-Istanbul’s Covered Market, Paris in Spring
MEET-Auguste Renoir
LEARN-Impressionism
READ–Keeper of Lost Children by Sadequa Johnson, 2026
AZ Spring Photos and National Poetry Month
ENJOY: ‘Why Do We Write Poetry’ by Kris Rued-Clark
LOOK: Sedona and Spring in the Desert
BONUS POEM: ‘VT Poem: Fake Spring’ by Ella Twiggs
MEET: A poet you know, myself!
LEARN: How is Poetry different from Prose
READ: Listen to and read Billy Collins’ poetry collections
ENJOY: ‘Why Do We Write Poetry’
Welcome to Spring! Explore Balance.
ENJOY: ‘My Precious Life’
LOOK: Signs of Spring
MEET: Jake Zinn, T’ai Chi teacher
LEARN: Ask your body what it needs
READ: Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman
Banish the Midwinter Blues: A 4 minute Read
ENJOY: ‘Winter Wind Music’ an original poem.
LOOK: Arizona views
MEET AND LISTEN: Jim Peterson, Professional Musician
LEARN: Types of Music
WATCH: The film Song Sung Blue.
ENJOY: ‘Winter Wind Music’
A Poet’s Potpourri wishes you Peace and Joy this holiday
ENJOY: ‘One of Many’, an original poem published in Moss Piglet
LOOK: Carlsbad, California
MEET: Two artists, a mother and her daughter, Sally and Katie Swatland
LEARN: What is a Novel-in Verse?
READ: I Am the Swarm, The Magic Is Coming, Will She Survive It? by Hayley Chewins
A Poet's potpourri celebrates National Indian Heritage month
ENJOY: Sunrise at Green Lake
LOOK: The Long Island Sound, Old Greenwich, CT
MEET: Jeremy Frey, Wabanaki Basketmaker, Passamaquoddy, and his exhibit at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich
LEARN: Historical fiction versus a biography. What’s the difference?
READ: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray, historical fiction.
A Poet's Potpourri Welcomes Fall
ENJOY: Grandpa Joe had a cabin
LOOK: Saginaw Bay and Bay City, Michigan, my hometown
MEET: Ellen Ford Blakely, fine artist, doglover, and philanthropist
LEARN: Sense of Place A trip to my hometown inspired me to look further into the importance of sense of place in my own life and in my novel. Where do you have a strong sense of place?
READ: Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa, a memoir.
A Poet's Potpourri Visits Colorado
ENJOY: One Man’s Junk
LOOK: Shots of Dillon Lake and the Rockies
MEET: Jayne A. Harnett-Hargrove at the Museum of Outdoor Arts
LEARN: Cabinet of Curiosities
READ: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart, the audio book narrated by Khristine Hvam. Winner of a Parents’ Choice Gold Award.
A Poet's Potpourri visits Alaska
ENJOY: George Sings
LOOK: The Beauty of Alaska
MEET: A Totem Pole Speaks
LEARN: Historical fiction
READ: Alaska by James Michener
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
A Poet’s Potpourri Celebrates Summer
ENJOY: The Craftsman Speaks, a published poem in the May issue of Moss Piglet
LOOK: Old friends, Peonies and Iris Return.
MEET: Darrell Slim, Jeweler and owner of Silver Bear, Diné Jewelry & Art
LEARN: The genres of children’s books explained
READ: The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
Welcome to A Poet’s Potpourri
ENJOY: Mating Dance, my recently published poem in the journal, Moss Piglet
LOOK: Spring in the desert, walk with me.
MEET: Matagi Sorensen, A Master Jeweler
LEARN: Worldbuilding, what’s that?
READ: The House in the Cerulean Sea a fantasy by TJ Klune