Friday’s poem at MM6550 …

… First — Chill — then Stupor — then the letting go

April 3 @ SBN…

… Congress authorizes captures of vessels and cargoes

A figure worth reading again …

… Remembering Jacques Barzun. ( Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

A poem for this morning …

… Kenneth Koch — Literary Disputations

And so it goes @ SOTY…

… Beating a hasty retreat to Baker Street and elsewhere

Conversation …

… On Cops, Crooks, Newspapers And The Internet: My Q&A With Michael Connelly, The Creator Of Harry Bosch

Wednesday’s poem @ SOTY …

… Come away, come away, death…

Another poem …

… Today’s Poem: Magnification (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

A noteworthy poem…

… Today’s Poem: The Waste Land (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

New role for congressman …

… New speaker elected for U.S. House of Representatives

A poem for this morning …

... Denise Levertov — Love Song