2025 – “This Gallery Is a Poem: Unearthing Stories from the Collection.” The Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY, is a gem on the shores of the Hudson River. For several years I have been invited to write poems to pieces in the museum collection. This year I wrote to the oil painting by Seymour Joseph Guy (American, b. England, 1824–1910). The Pick of the Orchard (Picking Apples), 1881. You can see a copy of the image here, and read my poem, “tear shaped seeds” here. (ETHAN, PLEASE PUT A LINK TO THE FOLLOWING POEM HERE AND INCLUDE THIS POEM IN THE POEM CATEGORY)
tear shaped seeds inside
for my mother
an idea of her presents itself again
in the purple stone of her college ring
light changes through every facet
there is a safe space in the closet
within a book, a key
each day I’m carried off
to find another door
forgetting what I need to do
remembering what I forgot
the sound of her inside a flower
roses on her apron, a tree of red
ripened apples before the fall
Category:About
Poet: My work has been published in The Columbia Review, The Westchester Review, & The Rising Tide, among other journals.
Writer: I’ve been the interviewer of record for The Katonah Poetry Series since 2017. My book reviews, artist profiles, and interviews have also appeared in Plume, Library Journal, The Rumpus, and The Rivertowns Enterprise.
INTERVIEWS AND BOOK REVIEWS HERE
Teacher: I’m a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. I hold a master’s degree in English from New York University, as well as an MLIS (Library Science degree) from the Palmer School. I’ve taught at many schools & universities, including the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Hofstra University, & Westchester Community College. I teach poetry workshops in the U.S, Europe, and simultaneously everywhere, online.
I’m available for readings and workshops, as well as poetry reviews and interviews with poets.