by suelarkinsweems | Jun 16, 2017 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I first learned that magazines lie when I was thirteen. My sister and I would spend a couple weeks at my grandparents’ house each summer, and my Granny Helen always planned projects for us. We learned to sew, crochet, cross-stitch, dry flowers, and play the piano....
by suelarkinsweems | Apr 12, 2017 | On Writing
I have two reasons for poetry in honor of National Poetry Month: Slow Down Reading poetry forces us to slow down, pay attention, and connect with our world. To read poetry well, we have to listen carefully, submerse ourselves in the words, swim awhile in the emotion,...
by suelarkinsweems | Dec 20, 2014 | On Learning
As most of you know, I teach college literature and composition here on our little island. It offers terrible pay and hours, and I love it. Most of my students are active or retired military members, or dependents of military members, and I always have a handful of...
by suelarkinsweems | Sep 5, 2014 | The Poetry
It’s a difficult thing Walking detached from a person I’ve worn in my body He’s choosing a different path I can see him from here Each crag that traps him Each branch clawing at his neck I holler warning Stay on the trail head! Look to the mountain top! He can’t hear...
by suelarkinsweems | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Overheard (or directly stated to me) this week:At our age, you really have to start watching the shapes of your hair cut. Aside from your inconsistent pronoun use, at ANY age, you better watch starting a sentence with the phrase ‘at our age,’ because at my age, I’m...
