Tomorrow, my co-host Marrie Stone moderates a post-election day poetry panel, including poets Lisa Williams, author of Woman Reading to the Sea: Poems, Linda Pastan, author of Queen of a Rainy Country: Poems and Martha Serpas, author of The Dirty Side of the Storm: Poems.

Tune in Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. PT at 88.9 FM, KUCI, or go to iTunes and listen via public radio.

Past shows can be heard here.

Thanks for listening!

Barbara

Interesting piece in the Washington Post that can certainly be applied to writing. (Thanks to my student, Patricia.)

The election is almost over–thank goodness, some of you are saying. You just want me to return to writing. I know, I know. Well, this is writing-related. Some levity, in the face of these oh-so-serious political days. Thanks to Deb, for forwarding it to me.

I‘ve wanted to build a Day of the Dead altar for some time, but never have–until the other day. The more I learn about this celebration, the more I like it. Celebrating the dead and making light of death rather than fearing it, rather than it being a deep, dark, scary matter. In Catholicism, we know of this day as All Soul’s Day. Google “Day of the Dead” and you’ll find a ton of links. Here’s a recent food-related article in the Los Angeles Times about the day. Here’s our altar–a converted mantel.

Click here.