It begins in high school. It begins with music. It begins with songs by Metallica, Slayer, and Black Sabbath. And it begins with a band, original music, writing lyrics. And yes, it begins in high school, but really it begins earlier. This Friday, October 20, is the NCTE’s National Day on Writing, which celebrates the …
I want to share a poem from my collection about Montrose, Pennsylvania. Maybe I’m feeling nostalgic. Maybe it's an easy way to get up on the horse again here at The White Whale. Maybe it’s just time.    It’s been a long hiatus—nearly a year and a half without publishing to my blog. As some of …
This week's post is a beautiful poem by Jennifer Maloney called "How Long." Maloney was recently a featured poet at Pink Arrow Arts for their Poets on the Porch series.
Here's one more poem for April, National Poetry Month, and especially for these "damp and foggy" days in the northern tier of Pennsylvania.
April is National Poetry Month, and I didn't want the month to pass by without posting something historical thatI've written about Montrose. This poem is one of my favorites, and writing it, became a springboard for the rest of my poems about Montrose.
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