Today I discovered that my chapbook is part of the Ripon College Library collection; its catalog record is now in WorldCat, “the world’s largest library catalog.” In years working in libraries I sometimes enjoyed searching for the names of my accomplished friends in WorldCat. These would be individuals I socialized with during my students days…
Author: Margaret Coombs
Poetry, curiosity, place.
Poetry at the Dentist’s Office
In response to his question, as he tried to put me at ease before drilling a back tooth for a new crown, I told the dentist I had written a poem about dental floss the night before. He asked me to bring it to my follow-up, which was today. First, he tried reading it aloud…
Pattie Gonia – Won’t Give Up (featuring Yo-Yo Ma and Quinn Christopherson)
I’m with you Pattie, Yo-Yo, Quinn.
Slowing Down My Reading Program
How I love to read. Once a student asked if I felt forced to read because I was a librarian, as if reading were an onerous professional task. Having just finished the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman the night before, I answered that reading was one of the greatest pleasures of my life….
Psychology Books
In addition to rotating ecological/environmental literature into my daily reading, I also want to include psychology books. Here is where I will be collecting book lists on psychological topics. I’m mostly interested in books recently published, though I won’t exclude earlier, classic, literary works. I am not interested in the psychology of money or business…