Books | Thursday, September 3,2009

Lincoln in bronze

A guide to sculptures in the Land of Lincoln

Carl Volkmann, historian and retired director of Springfield’s Lincoln (public) Library, has meticulously researched and written a welcome book to add to our shelf of Lincolniana. Or let’s

Poetry | Thursday, August 27,2009

featherspoem # 9

By Jacqueline Jackson

hummingbirds we thought but why nesting so late in the season and on a hemlock bough over the dock where on rare sunny days we lie on our backs watch their comings and goings they fly like hummingbird

Poetry | Thursday, August 20,2009

artsycraftsy poem #1

By Jacqueline Jackson

there’s this college kid, see, whodue to inspiration or a few beersstole several of those barrelsstriped orange-and-white thatsurround road construction he spenta few hours making a fifteen-foot

News | Thursday, August 6,2009

Pickle juice

Goodbye to Carol Manley, writer and friend

By Jacqueline Jackson

It should be easy to write about Carol Manley, there’s so much material; instead it’s incredibly difficult. Were she at my shoulder (as she is?) she’d be saying, “You guys are

Poetry | Thursday, August 6,2009

Peoples Poetry

Jacqueline Jackson presents

By Jacqueline Jackson

wednesday july 29 poemthings can change so fastat nine this morning I pickedsweet corn in a sunny fieldat eleven in the ICU I laidmy hand and lips on thecooling forehead of mydearest friend may you fi

Poetry | Thursday, July 2,2009

People's Poetry

By Jacqueline Jackson

welcomehomepoem #1 the new AC unit upstairs fills with water there’s no way to drain it easily spent a lot of time mopping no way to keep it from leaking turned it off dragged bedding

Poetry | Thursday, June 25,2009

kidquotepoem #7

By Jacqueline Jackson

junepoem #1the loony laughter punctuates the lakethe fire dies in embers at our feetour halcyon time is over and I achefor trials that tomorrow we m

Poetry | Thursday, June 18,2009

Peoples Poetry

By Jacqueline Jackson

milkmanpoem #3 our lanky-legged milkman lawrence lanklotz said to my dad you know that old lady over on emerson who’s so crippled up with arthritis well she waits for me every morning and I pu

Poetry | Wednesday, June 10,2009

People's Poetry

Jacqueline Jackson presents

By Jacqueline Jackson

Untitled Document junepoem #1the loony laughter punctuates the lakethe fire dies in embers at our feetour halcyon time is over and I achefor trials that t

Poetry | Wednesday, June 3,2009

Peoples Poetry

Jacqueline Jackson presents

By Jacqueline Jackson

villanelle # 4 baby wee-weed on my shirtjust as I was going to change herit was just a little squirtbaby wee-weed on my shirtbut too quickly to avertere I knew I was in dangerbaby wee