Week in Review

April 27, 2012

For 50 years, you don’t give up! -Art’s advice on how to become a published writer, as quoted in this …

Playing favorites

April 25, 2012

American philosopher Charles M. Schulz once wrote, “Happiness is a sad song.” Even as a child, I thought I understood what …

April 19, 2012

Yesterday I talked about two major influences for Indiana poet laureate Arthur F. Mapes: fellow Hoosier James Whitcomb Riley and …

April 3, 2012

ArthurMapes.com has been anticipating National Poetry Month for a few weeks already, but somehow April managed to creep up on me. The …