Three Spirits
Three Spirits Trilogy, written and narrated by Portland poet Don Hynes … Continue readingThree Spirits
Category: Poetry
To Love What is Close
“Nurturing the urge
to love what is close…” A poem by Don Hynes … Continue readingTo Love What is Close
The Journey
“You strode deeper and deeper
into the world
determined to do
the only thing you could do … Continue readingThe Journey
Where I Come From
It is enormously soul-satisfying to have created something before the workaday world begins. … Continue readingWhere I Come From
Random Autobio
One of the first poems I have my students write is a Random Autobiography–which can be of a life, a love affair–anything, really. This term I wrote a short Random
Smell of Sawdust
The best work is still like a sanded board,
rounded over and smooth to the touch. … Continue readingSmell of Sawdust
Now Blue October
Now blue October, smoky in the sun… … Continue readingNow Blue October
Wind on the Waves
My friend, you wanted to be wind on the waves … Continue readingWind on the Waves
Back to Life
Somewhere the ocean rages
with waves like cliffs
and shrieks of wind… … Continue readingBack to Life
A Tree I Knew
“She was the most joyous tree…” … Continue readingA Tree I Knew