‘This fast-fading year’

December 22, 2012

4 This poem, to my mind, strikes the perfect balance of warmth and melancholy. Every Christmas brings its own joys — …

‘In one day, God duplicates it all’

December 15, 2012

11 Any reflection I could write about yesterday’s tragedy would be trite, so I won’t try. I’ll simply say that …

April 23, 2012

{For those of you who may have missed my Sunday post: Welcome, new friends} Monday is almost over! Sorry for …

April 11, 2012

This morning, I saw a post on Twitter by NPR’s Morning Edition, asking people what poems they have memorized. I have a …

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 …