THE BLOG

William Carlos Williams wrote his poem "this is just to say" year ago. It's become a poet's challenge to write your own. I rallied my passive aggressive voice and gave it a whirl.

My memories of childhood Easters were anchored with waving palms and singing joyfully one Sunday, doing the regular weekly things in the middle, then showing up Easter morning with a flowerdy dress and white shoes to celebrate Christ’s resurrection.

In this piece, I follow the structure of Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon children’s book to explore elements of change in the US.