Me and My Brilliant Advisees Originally uploaded by kleopatrjones I would like to take this opportunity to thank my MFA students and the citizens of Newark, New Jersey for teaching me the value of my education. I’d always valued what … Continue reading →
A couple of days ago I was tootling down Jersey Ave, here in Jersey City, and I stumbled upon the coziest bookstore, Imagine Atrium. I could not believe that I live within 3 blocks of an independent bookstore and didn’t … Continue reading →
New Jersey residents are required to move our cars from one side of the street to the other each day in order to accommodate the street sweeper. (I have watched the sweeper several times, and I haven’t noticed any difference … Continue reading →
Last night, poets Major Jackson and Rigoberto Gonzalzes read as part of the Writers at Newark series. As a faculty member, I was part of the organizing and you know how it is when you are on the committee, you … Continue reading →
Since I am pulling up stakes from DC, I thought I should probably start a new category for my observations in my new home– New Jersey. I’ll call it “Jersey Journals.” I am writing this from my new apartment. Boxes … Continue reading →
