Thank you
What a great time I’ve had exploring my grandfather‘s poetry and hearing from many of you these past few weeks. …
Tag Archives: April
Week in Review
For 50 years, you don’t give up! -Art’s advice on how to become a published writer, as quoted in this …
Playing favorites
American philosopher Charles M. Schulz once wrote, “Happiness is a sad song.” Even as a child, I thought I understood what …
‘I drift in dreams beyond the candleglow’
{For those of you who may have missed my Sunday post: Welcome, new friends} Monday is almost over! Sorry for …
Fan club, Part II
Yesterday I talked about two major influences for Indiana poet laureate Arthur F. Mapes: fellow Hoosier James Whitcomb Riley and …
Fan club, Part I
In a 1965 Sunday newspaper profile, Art listed his favorite poets: Riley, Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier. James Whitcomb Riley, “Hoosier Poet,” …
A world in bloom
In addition to his awe of the space program, Arthur Mapes had great admiration for the leader who pushed the …
Celestial gateways
I was already thinking about outer space while I drove home Friday afternoon, the 13th, remembering the brave astronauts of …
Side by side
Yesterday’s post linked to commentary that said poetry helps us appreciate how much things change and how much they stay …
Poems I know by heart
This morning, I saw a post on Twitter by NPR’s Morning Edition, asking people what poems they have memorized. I have a …
Arthur Franklin Mapes 