Tag Archives: poetry

In Spirit and Truth

Posted on October 29, 2009 by jlh

I always get into what I’m reading. I’ve been wanting some biography, and happened on Before Night Falls through a book list. It’s a memoir of Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban poet, freedom fighter and gay activist. Not the kind of book you’d … Continue reading →

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Consult

Posted on July 15, 2008 by jlh

  “The Woman having a cataract removed? Doctor, I’ve loved her, forty years I’ve loved— her eyes. Notice how they sparkle, like light on water? How they dance about: beauty and dragonflies? Or, silent, how they welcome you, invite you … Continue reading →

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