A child discovers that the joy of life comes from within and that attitude is all-important.

"through depletion and wonder through loss and through luster, may you fall into light" "I've followed two paths into writing poetry. One has been reading and teaching about poets who write from the hyphens between cultures. I'm inspired by how they see in multiple directions at once and tell of realities more complex than they first appear. Another path is has been following the long, compelling call of the red desert, which draws out the expression...