I heard “Angels in the Architecture,” composed by Frank Ticheli, performed live by the Colorado Christian University Wind Ensemble on Friday night. It was properly introduced and explained by the guest conductor, Ray E. Cramer, who said it records a conversation between Light and Dark. When we listen, we can hear light’s victory; when we [...]
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“Angels in the Architecture” by Frank Ticheli
Posted in Adventures, Observations, The Daily Poems on October 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The Morning of Morning” by Mary Crow
Posted in Adventures, The Daily Poems, tagged colorado, Mary Crow, The Morning of Morning on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I recently made a journey of a thousand miles from Chicago to Denver. Here I am in the West! Colorado is big-sky-beautiful country. I love the light. The light here is extraordinary. In honor of this momentous change, I wanted to post a poem by Mary Crow, a former poet laureate of the state of [...]
A Tribute to Dave Matthews
Posted in Adventures, The Daily Poems, tagged ants marching, colorado, crash into me, dave matthews, satellite on March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When I was recently in Colorado, I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting Dave Matthews, the singer, song-writer and musician who fronts the Dave Matthews Band. One of the things I couldn’t help thinking of him, as I do of all courageous artists, is that he hasn’t wasted his gift. Because he has sacrificed and [...]
Griffin & Sabine & Beyond
Posted in Adventures, The Daily Poems on February 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today I went to the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood, Colorado (near Denver) to see the Nick Bantock “Griffin & Sabine & Beyond” Retrospective exhibit. One of the things I love about the found-art object / collage art of Nick Bantock is the way he interweaves literature and poetry into his work. He is [...]
Poetry in the Merry, Magical Month of May
Posted in Adventures, The Daily Poems, tagged American Poet, dryad, e.e. cummings, Edward Hirsch, John Clare, Magical Poems, medievalists, Poet's Choice on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I gave two poetry readings in May, one in Kalamazoo, Michigan and one here in Wheaton, Illinois. Both were held out of doors, because the weather is beautiful and allows for it. To me, it was wonderful to be able to play flute with the wind blowing through my hair and perform my poetry with [...]
Celebrating National Poetry Month 2010!
Posted in Adventures, Major Announcements!!!, tagged " Jane Beal, 88.1 WETN, Bird-Watcher's Diary Entries, Birth-Song, Brotherhood of the Briar, Emily Dickinson, Gabriel DiRicharde, Joy in the Morning, LOVE-SONG, Made in the Image, Magical Poems for Girls, National Poetry Month, Peter Strand, Sanctuary, Tidepools on May 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
After kicking off National Poetry Month with a radio interview on the 88.1 WETN show “Joy in the Morning,” I’ve continued to celebrate poetry all month long. I joined the Brotherhood of the Briar for a second time in April and recited a little bit of Emily Dickinson, the poem that begins, “Success is counted [...]
Kite Dancing
Posted in Adventures, Jane's Occasional Poems, tagged " Henry Behn, kites, Mary Poppins, The Kite, Wheaton on April 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Today, folks in Wheaton attempted to break the world’s record for number of kites in the air at once. Of course I had to be a part of that! So with my cousin TJ, friends Gemma and Lana, and my beloved miniature dachshund Joyful, I headed over to Graf Park for the festivities. Gemma gave [...]
Brotherhood of the Briar
Posted in A Poet's Education, Adventures, tagged " Jennifer Murray, "The Raven, Brotherhood of the Briar, Colin Bodhill, Dr. Jerry Root, helicopter, O Captain my Captain, Poe, Tennyson, Whitman on April 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last night, I joined the Brotherhood of the Briar at the home of my friend, Dr. Jerry Root. The brotherhood meets outside on dark Thursday nights around a splendid fire to drink scotch, smoke pipes, and talk poetry — very much in the spirit of Inklings like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. I snuck in [...]
National Poetry Month 2010
Posted in Adventures, Major Announcements!!!, tagged bird watching, Easter, Joy in the Morning, National Poetry Month, WETN on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What do lovers, poets, Christians, and fools all have in common? The 1st of April, of course! Yesterday started off National Poetry Month delightfully for everyone (as far as I can tell). To celebrate, I joined my friend Joy Curry on her morning radio show, “Joy in the Morning,” at 88.1 WETN, to talk about [...]
Observations in an Irish Inn
Posted in Adventures, Observations, The Daily Poems, tagged Andrew Beal, County Clare Irish Inn and Pub, Milwaukee, professional saxophonist, Saint Brigid, Saint Patrick, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, Wisconsin, Yeats on January 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m sitting with my brother, professional saxophonist Andrew Beal, in the County Clare Irish Inn & Pub in Milwaukee. We’ve got Irish saints watchin’ over us from stained glass windows: Ita, Malachy, Patrick (who was English originally, but nevermind, he’s Irish now as we Irish all well know), Colman, Kevin, and darling Brigid. Love that. [...]
