Batykefer, Erinn. Allegheny, Monongahela. Los Angeles, CA: Red Hen Press, 2009. Erinn Batykefer’s Allegheny, Monongahela may be her first collection of poetry, but it displays a mastery of form and content that underscores the awards and publications listed in the book’s acknowledgements. “Dog Poem” begins the collection with an image of what it means to …
Monthly Archives: December 2009
What will the King’s Son Do?
Today’s Daily Office includes reading Psalm 72. It’s only 19 verses, but the repetition of a certain theme in 5 of those verses is unmistakeable: 1 Give the King your justice, O God, * and your righteousness to the King’s son; 2 That he may rule your people righteously * and the poor with justice. …
Superheroes Taking Pictures
Quite possibly a new series of creations to appear on truffin.com. Superheroes acting out song lyrics. Here’s the first attempt: Sam Phillips’s “Taking Pictures” from the Fan Dance album. Enjoy.
What’s with the TcT business?
Been awhile since I posted. Excuses? We don’t need no steenkin excuses. At work I’ve taken to signing certain emails “TcT” instead of using my full email signature. (I think my dean knows who I am. As do people with whom I’m having a lengthy email conversation.) I thought today that folks unfamiliar with my …
