What I’m Reading: Forest Primeval by Vievee Francis, finalist for the 2016 Pen Open Book Award. Besides sheer enjoyment, I am considering teaching poems from this book, or perhaps the entire collection, to students in my fall “Topics in Poetry: The Poem and The Fairy Tale” scheduled for fall 2025.
What I’m Watching: The Regime on HBO (or Max or whatever it calls itself these days). I’m no critic of pop culture but find this series a satisfying escape from the news despite haunting similarities between politics in this show and those of America. I guess depictions of power and corruption with a hefty dose of insanity are fascinating.
What I’m Making: Harry Potter Gryffindor House scarf, knit in the round with Lion Brand Wool Ease acrylic and wool blend, cranberry and gold. Once finished and the tassels have been added, tails for color changes will be secure inside the tube. Once blocked, the color-change seams will be camouflaged.
What I’m Writing: Regular long hand journal entries for the sake of sanity, plenty of emails, course description for fall “Topics in Poetry” class, lesson plans for Intro to Poetry and Intro to CW classes, this blog, and a couple of essays that don’t seem to be going anywhere.
What I am Looking Forward To: With the advent of warmer weather after months of a bitter cold Pittsburgh winter, I look forward to walking around the neighborhood. Before long the Forest Hills Farmers Market will resume and the local swimming pool will open.
The Zingara Project 