Jeff Coomer: From executive to poet & what poetry needs more of today
For Jeff Coomer, poetry was in the background of his life for a long time. He worked in information technology (IT), working his way up to Chief Information Officer at Black & Decker’s largest division. And then Jeff Coomer was able
June 11-13, 2018 – W. B. Yeats, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Welcome to the June 11-13, 2018, edition of Bidwell Hollow. In this post, we highlight the birthdays of W. B. Yeats, Frank X Walker, and Bill Naughton. Yeats's "When You Are Old" is this edition's poem. Thank you for supporting
April 21-22, 2018 – Louise Glück, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
It's the weekend of April 21-22, 2018. April 21 is the birthday of writer Charlotte Brontë and naturalist John Muir. And April 22 is the birthday of poet Louise Glück. Our weekend poem is by W. B. Yeats. It's titled, "Never Give
March 15, 2018 – Chana Bloch, Other Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays
Today is Thursday, March 15, 2018. It's the birthday of poet Chana Bloch and writers Richard Ellmann and Heather Graham. It's also the Ides of March. Julius Caesar was assassinated on this date in 44 BC. Our poem for today
January 18, 2018 – Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History
Today is Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, the anniversary of the first Warsaw ghetto uprising. It's the birthday of writers A. A. Milne and Sol Yurick. And it's the birthday of poets Jon Stallworthy and Jorge Guillén. Our poem today is
Writers’ & Poets’ Birthdays & Other Literary History – January 16, 2018
Today's Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. It's the birthday of Mary Karr, composer and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, and author Craig Johnson. Our poem today is Florence Ripley Mastin's "Night Fell." You'll find the poem and an audio version of this post