Isaiah 58
As I keep reading my Bible, I’ve been increasingly struck by God’s call for justice for victims of oppression. The Prophets devote a ton of time denouncing the leaders of Israel for getting fat off the backs of widows and …
As I keep reading my Bible, I’ve been increasingly struck by God’s call for justice for victims of oppression. The Prophets devote a ton of time denouncing the leaders of Israel for getting fat off the backs of widows and …
I don’t actually remember which accident I wrote this for. I’m going to guess that it was when I totaled my parents’ car in a mall parking lot the week of 9/11 based on the fact that I know I …
I’ve been in the Prophets in my own Bible reading lately, so it felt like a good time to break out this poem. The one thing I’ll note there is that I always used to struggle through the Prophets, and …
Today’s poem is based on a true story. I was walking alongside the Red Cedar River after class one day when a squirrel plopped himself down and stared at me. I stopped and stared back and he scampered up my …
I am sharing today’s poem because it was the first one I came across when I opened a random notebook. THIS IS REAL LIFE, PEOPLE. I wrote this during my senior year in undergrad in an overview course of the …
I think we could all do with something silly after this week, so enjoy a sonnet I wrote about Andrew Peterson’s song “Dancing in the Minefields” getting turned into a workout song. Remix Originally written November 28, 2020 “I have …
For a while, one of my favorite Twitter accounts tweeted out medieval deaths: names that would otherwise be lost to unforgiving time. Unfortunately, the Twitter account has since been taken down, but while it lasted I did write a …
I recently finished a chronological watchthrough of the Disney animated features—a long and fun project, starting with Snow White and going all the way to Encanto. I skipped some by choice and added a few by DisneyToons (most notably A Goofy Movie), and …
If you haven’t figured it out by now, two of my interests are cosmic horror and Michigan history. Today’s poem, a haribun (basically poetic prose followed by a haiku), incorporates both. For the record, the Great Lakes have had a …
I wrote this one in honor of two good friends who got married last week. (Hopefully they saw it in the card before they see it here.) Artists’ Hands Originally written April 26, 2022 Two sets of artists’ hands. One …