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A selection of prose pieces ranging from literary prefaces to articles in consumer magazines on a potpourri of subjects, many of which grow out of my travels with my photographer husband, Charter Weeks

Walking Song

December 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

WALKING SONG …reminding herself that she was only an elderly woman who had got up too early in the morning and journeyed too far, that the despair creeping over her was merely her despair, her personal weakness, and that even if she got a sunstroke and went mad the rest of the world would go […]

Filed Under: Essays & Articles, Words in Progress Tagged With: Essays, Niger, Sahara, Sahel, sandstorm, travel

La Gallera

March 17, 2016 Leave a Comment

The noise is everywhere. Like heat. Dozens of cocks crowing. The voices of scores of men shouting above the loud, scratchy, amplified voice of the announcer. Only the two cocks in the middle of the ring are silent as they circle and jab, neck feathers fanned, blood beginning to stain their heads and shoulders. Friday […]

Filed Under: Essays & Articles, Words in Progress Tagged With: boxing, cockfights, Essays, Puerto Rico, travel

Corvette Fever November 1989

March 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

  The French Connection: Does America’s sports car have French accent? (Photographs: Charter Weeks; Artwork courtesy of Phillippe Charbonneaux and Retroviseur magazine.) The Center of the French Automobile is stunning. It houses the personal collection of engineer and designer Philippe Charbonneaux. Row upon row of rare and elegant cars gleam under the arch¬ing roof of […]

Filed Under: Essays & Articles, Words in Progress Tagged With: Charter Weeks photographer, Collaborations, Corvette, travel

Corvette Fever: October 1990

March 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Corvette Country Autumn Awe : Touring scenic New England in a ’75 Stingray (Photographs: Charter Weeks) When you cross a border into New England in mid-fall, you become aware of a new bite in the air, a hint of cider on the wind. You can be driving north on 1-95 toward New Hampshire or, as […]

Filed Under: Essays & Articles, Words in Progress Tagged With: Charter Weeks photographer, Collaborations, Corvette, travel

Corvette Fever May 1991

March 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Bonjour Quebec! : Sampling the international flavor of Canada — Corvette style (Photography by Charter Weeks) On a sunny morning in late May, I climbed into the 1990 red Corvette convertible that would be mine — thanks to the Boston branch of General Motors Corporation — for a few days. I eased into its leather […]

Filed Under: Essays & Articles, Words in Progress Tagged With: Charter Weeks photographer, Collaborations, Corvette, travel

Corvette Fever May 1992

March 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Great Northwest : Touring the grandeur of Washington’s magnificent Olympic Peninsula (Photography by Charter Weeks) It juts off the West Coast and into the turbulent Pacific like the prow of a ship. Its interior is a wilderness of snow-capped mountains shouldering the sky. One main highway circumnavigates the peninsula and only a few small […]

Filed Under: Essays & Articles, Words in Progress Tagged With: Charter Weeks photographer, Collaborations, Corvette, travel

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A Poet for Your Bookshelf, Classroom, or Library

Welcome! Come on in and browse through my books of poetry, anthologies I’ve edited and in which my poems appear, and some essays and articles on subjects ranging from blue water sailing to New England farm stays to birding. You can also find photos of my collaborations with painters, sculptors, photographers and musicians. Listen to audio clips of a sampling of my voiceover work.

As a poet, I perform and teach at colleges & universities throughout the country, and in residencies in elementary and high schools, libraries, writers’ workshops and retreats, and senior centers. Read More…

Words in Progress

Walking Song

WALKING SONG …reminding herself that she was only an elderly woman who had got up too early in the morning and journeyed too far, that the despair creeping over her was merely her despair, her personal weakness, and that even if she got a sunstroke and went mad the rest of the world would go […]

My Brother is Gone from Us

Basil Harris (pictured with sister Anne, summer 2016) He died today. Farewell, sweet singer.

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