Curations from the Human Jungle
[Occasionally, I think it's important to humanize myself (not easy for a gorilla!) by making a fool of myself. And what more appropriate day to do it than on this day of fools. Vermont is digging out from a spring snow, while I am South of the Border whining about pollen from the magnificent, blossoming... Continue Reading →
[ In one of my very first college classes (English 25: English Literature) we were assigned to write a Spenserian sonnet. That's a fairly daunting assignment for a college freshman , but I dutifully completed it and handed it in. The next class, I saw my poem at the top of stack of papers on the... Continue Reading →
The Train To Edinburgh by Susan Reid At first we all stood, held upright by our bags, working to not lean on strangers, packed too tightly to truly succeed. As the countryside whipped by backwards, we grabbed the metal hand holds on the curves and wondered how our feet and backs would hold up. We... Continue Reading →
[Who is Eli Lampwick, and why is he sending me poems? Any clues from fellow Silverbacks? SB SM] A Polished Stone A poem is just a polished stone, Something molten and original, Before the spinning gathered thought Circling a vagrant center, Before the turning of a mind, Before a word was spoken, Sedimented in the... Continue Reading →
[I don't know who these people are, but they all found and signed up for The Silverback Digest on a single day. Welcome to the Jungle! SB SM] Jamie Lin is thegastronomygal.com Hey there! I’m Jamie and I’m here to share my love for food and travel with all others alike. I live by spontaneity... Continue Reading →