Author Archives: Brooke

About Brooke

I go to library school. I have 2 kids. I have a professor for a husband.

Grape Hyacinth

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Brooke

Small blue bottle on a shelf in the kitchen holds one grape hyacinth I plucked from a neighbor’s lawn. Each day I watch the tiny thing die. This is what I do when I come to the sink. This is … Continue reading →

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Information overwhelm

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Brooke

Exercise in Draining I am training to squeeze (absorb?) information from where it is plenty or scarce. Sometimes it will build up so that I almost burst and I would for certain if you caught me off guard. So I … Continue reading →

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Circle soap

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Brooke

A plain looking thing fat disk of oil and lye forced to sit and cure becoming something permanent it may not have chosen for itself but holding it between my palms feels right subtle thing under warm water bumpy rotation … Continue reading →

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My first winter in a long time

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Brooke

by Brooke Moving from Southern CA to New England is like moving from a virtually weatherless bubble to the real world. So I think about weather constantly. And maybe everyone else here does too, but I’m not used to thinking … Continue reading →

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Trees (as in all of them)

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke Tree fixation I am doing research. It involves fidgeting with a camera and sometimes a pencil. Also, it requires strict observance of any and all surroundings. But I must be willing to do some mind wandering embroidery, some … Continue reading →

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House colors

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke It’s good to have something that can make you smile when life gets overwhelming. I’ve been trying to get my bearings in a new place lately (just moved from one coast to the other), which is hard and … Continue reading →

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Apple poem

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke {painting by Carol Marine} Things I tell myself when I eat apples I do not believe in the necessity of breaking teeth to eat an apple. Only in the necessity of breaking skin. There also cannot be one … Continue reading →

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On long-term family planning

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke G’s recent post on baby things in the goodwill pile inspired me to post this poem. It’s a first draft from my poetry month goal. What do you think it needs? more concrete images? On long-term family planning … Continue reading →

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The question of evil poem

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke Palm, originally uploaded by brookewill. When Bad Things Happen to Good Palm Trees Take this one: transplanted as an adult, chosen to landscape the grounds of the church. It must have been a good palm tree. Done something … Continue reading →

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Moving days are coming

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke For the past four years, I have been expecting to move away. My hopes have wandered all over the country as my husband interviewed for teaching jobs at universities and colleges. You may be able to imagine how … Continue reading →

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