Philip Levine

And one more today, because this is too beautiful not to share: Our Valley Philip Levine We don’t see the ocean, not ever, but in July and August when the worst heat seems to rise from the hard clay of this valley, you could be

Have always wanted to post this poem but have never found the right time. I guess it's today. I just found out that Philip Levine is now the new US poet laureate. I like him. "Sometime in his 40s, he added,

Thinking of you tonight. Are you happy? Starlight Philip Levine My father stands in the warm evening on the porch of my first house. I am four years old and growing tired. I see his head among the stars, the glow of his cigarette, redder than the

My sister and I found new ways to entertain ourselves in Toy Kingdom, a store full of, well, toys. We took it upon ourselves to peruse every aisle, every nook and corner of the place, until our hearts finally found

Ick. What was that drivel I posted yesterday? I must be hammered. I wish I could just wash away. Join the rivers, until I dissolve into nothing. Don't mind me. I am trying to write bad poetry. Snow Philip Levine Today the snow is