- AFTER THE HURRICANE: We have been traveling in Europe for 6 weeks, arriving back in the USA on September 28th 2022, just as Hurricane Ian hit our home town of Naples. Finally finding a way back 4 days after it hit we gratefully found our home and community which is 4 miles from the beaches, unharmed, unlike much of Naples. This episode focuses on Hurricane Ian’s impact in Naples, nature’s resilience and my other “hurricane experiences”.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/11482358
2. A GREEK ODYSSEY: My grandmother was born when travel was by horse and carriage and lived to experience jet planes. I never ceased to be amazed by the easeful transformation of time and space experienced through air plane travel. This podcast shares our experiences of this in Greece in August 2022
The Odyssey Starts —We wake up in another world
Island Memories -Brilliant bleach-white boxy houses
Magnificence and Myths – Democracy .. Medicine ..The Hippocratic Oath ..Asklepios .. Hygeia and Panacea ….
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/11718501
3. GREECE TO IRELAND: These poems reflect some of my experiences as we moved on from Greece to Ireland. One of the many conversations we had in Ireland, on the streets of Dingle, was with Arthur Broomfield, the poet, and I start with a poem inspired by his book Ireland Calling. It imagines a childhood in the Greek Islands and then in Ireland.
The delightful music was recorded in pubs and on the streets as we travelled around Ireland.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/11785782
4. GOODBYE 2022!: 10 years ago Queen Elizabeth 2nd named 2012 Annus Horriblus – well in some ways that could be said of 2022 with a war and a continuing pandemic….
However the 8th day of Chanukah and Christmas Day 2022 met in a blaze of light. And almost real Winter finally hit Naples Florida after 8 years of living here. Both good reasons to feel gratitude and have a laugh. And we can start fresh in 2023!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/11957798
5. WELCOME 2023: Happy New Year – A new year brings new opportunities. A resolution I have made is that each day I will write at least one poem and take and select at least one new photograph. I am also going to experiment with different poetic forms, such as GROOKS, invented by the Danish Scientist Piet Hein, and Haiku and Lunes! And I will get inspired by other poets, like Bernadette Mayer – an innovative poet from Brooklyn – who always surprises.
My poems in this episode are about: New Year’s Day; Simplicity: Everlasting Razor Blades: Books: Opportunities: and Going to Bed!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/12073660
6. ANNIVERSARIES: We just passed the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This made me think about anniversaries and gratitude and the good, the bad, the power of celebrations and memories.
Anniversaries are a date, from which we can create, memories good or bad, thoughts joyful or sad.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/12380309
7. A WANDERING WEEK IN FLORIDA #1: If one focuses on Florida’s landscapes, birds and wildlife, ignoring peoples’ politics and outlooks, it has much to offer the walking poet. In less than a week walking and kayaking, exploring in 9 state parks and conservation areas, searching for Manatees and birds, I felt refreshed – green therapy.
In this episode join me in these state parks: Myakka River and Forest , Hillsborough River, and Colt Creek.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/12712797
8. A WANDERING WEEK IN FLORIDA #2: During the second half of my State Parks trip I walked on long trails, kayaked and swam in refreshing natural springs, and learned about Florida’s enormous underground rivers and springs that feed into its aquifer systems. I hope my words paint pictures of the places,
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/13110757
9. OUR ASIAN JOURNEY – Part 1: In April and May we traveled in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam. 3 1/2 weeks is really just enough time to get a taste for the major cities, countryside and cultures. So rather than get into the detailed day to day activities I hope to communicate to you the experiences that touched us most. This episode is about Thailand and Laos.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/13205297
10. OUR ASIAN JOURNEY – Part 2: In Part 1 you heard about Thailand and Laos. Part 2 is highlights of our experiences in Cambodia and Vietnam – of course all in “verse”! Living in London, England, I was unaware of the reality of the Vietnam war or later the Khmer Rouge – this trip revealed the true horror that these countries went through; and yet they have successfully moved on.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/13212773
11. AUGUST MUSINGS: We are lucky to live with a nature preserve on our doorstep, and the Naples Botanical Garden a bike ride away. We also had a family week in the Outer Banks. All these places inspired these poems. I was also motivated by a Masterclass given by Amanda Gorman.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/13474203
12. POEMS & PATTERNS: These poems are from my first photography & poetry book published on Blurb.com in 2011. They are a reflection of my concern about the environment (before Al Gore’s Book “The Inconvenient Truth”). They follow the 5 Elements of Earth, Water, Air, Wood, & Fire.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032811/13593594
13. RAFTING DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER – Part 1
See the page for this with the photos!!