Serendipitous. Elated. Energized. That’s how I felt when I read the title poem of Andrea Cohen’s 2019 collection, Nightshade. On the surface, the short poem is about a plant:
Mixed Feelings
In Praise of Mixed Feelings
One practice that is helping me through the pandemic so far is the effort to embrace both/and thinking, paradox, and mixed feelings.
Sarah DeLappe’s WOLVES Gives Voice to Young Female Athletes
Last night I savored the University of Iowa production of The Wolves. The 2016 debut play by Sarah DeLappe features the pregame warm-ups of an indoor girls soccer team. The cast list identifies each of the nine high school juniors only by her jersey number, yet each girl possesses a distinct voice and story. I … Read more