Category Archives: poetry

Farewell to Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Posted on February 24, 2021 by bullersbackporch

The legendary Lawrence Ferlinghetti died yesterday, leaving a legacy of literacy and poetry and, of course, San Francisco’s pioneering City Lights bookstore. Aged 101, he loomed large in the city he loved, and his light shone like a beacon of … Continue reading →

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Found fragments: stray poem

Posted on September 15, 2020 by bullersbackporch

I’m a pack rat. I save way too many things. Sometimes, I look at some of what has been saved. Sometimes, what I see again for the first time after a long time grabs my attention. So, sometimes, I share … Continue reading →

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Miracles & Angels

Posted on August 19, 2020 by bullersbackporch

Austin Kleon has often said, “A notebook is a good place for bad ideas.” Maybe my back porch blog here is a good place for incomplete poetry or songs. I recently found this  poem that I must have written at … Continue reading →

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Inspirational, Insufferable — and, yet, Logical

Posted on June 10, 2018 by bullersbackporch

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, And remember what peace there may be, in silence. If that sounds vaguely familiar, you may even heard a heavenly choir rising behind those spoken words in your memory. If you were alive in … Continue reading →

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Found Fragments

Posted on September 16, 2017 by bullersbackporch

As a writer, scribbling random words, brief passages, and tangential thoughts just kinda comes naturally to me, and then I end up with all these scraps of paper I’m afraid to throw out for fear of losing something I once … Continue reading →

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Free Stuff

Posted on August 19, 2017 by bullersbackporch

Who doesn’t like free stuff? Sure, there are some give-aways you wish you had never gotten and unsolicited junk mail samples galore. But there are indeed genuine free resources out there, and here’s a list of a few of them. Let’s … Continue reading →

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“My Grandfather” by Joanie Whitebird

Posted on July 1, 2016 by bullersbackporch

July 1 was Joanie Whitebird’s birthday — were she alive today, she would be turning 66. I can almost hear her laughing out loud at the thought. Posting this poem of hers seems an appropriate remembrance. my grandfather worked as a … Continue reading →

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For Vassar

Posted on January 27, 2016 by bullersbackporch

Once again, I’ll turn to the poetry of others for today’s post. This is a follow-up on the prior poetry posting featuring a poem apiece by Vassar Miller and Joanie Whitebird. This poem is Joanie’s tribute to her good friend as run by the … Continue reading →

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Two Poets — Two Poems

Posted on January 16, 2016 by bullersbackporch

turning the blog over to the words of two poets today: J. Whitebird and Vassar Miller  J. Whitebird (“poemail” postcard, 1990) COMING HOME by Vassar Miller (Small Change, Wings Press, 1976) I quit waiting up for myself, slop over in a burp … Continue reading →

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