Lisa Mednick Powell

As we enter the ponderous season of the Autumnal Equinox...a time when we look back on all the stupid things we said or did in the past year...we try not to regret...in some cases what we did not do or…

Ballad of Roosevelt by Langston Hughes The pot was empty, The cupboard was bare. I said, Papa, What’s the matter here? I’m waitin' on Roosevelt, son, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Waitin' on Roosevelt, son. The rent was due, And the lights was…

Labor Day Bonus from your friend, who is the granddaughter of immigrant sweatshop workers, (this is for Grandpa Sam Schuch who was an IGLWU organizer and shop steward) and who is also a distant cousin of Lev Bronstein - AKA…

OK, I know. For many of you, the song "Moondance" lost its charm half way through the first jazz workshop you attended or first cover band you played in Along with "Proud Mary," "Moondance" has become something at which we…

The other day I saw two baby birds on the ground under a tree. Alive, fully feathered, but blinking in the light, like they were stupefied at no longer being in the nest Were they ready to fly When I…

Had a nightmare the other night. Not unusual, and normally I would not share this. But isn't it universal? Tell me you've never woken up with a start or a scream in the night So I remembered this poem, where…

This morning, over a hearty breakfast of benadryl and coffee, I watched a sparrow cling to the stucco wall outside. The bird had a tuft of white fluff in its beak. They have this nest-tropolis under the eaves of the…

We ended our gig last night with "Dead Flowers" as usual. So it stuck in my head all night. And in the morning I got to thinking about my days as a florist in D.C., New Orleans, L.A., and Austin.Valentine's…

Sorry, no poems today; only songs. Guess I'm feeling lazy--or tired. Gonna turn 54 on Monday, as far as I know Oh, and also? On Monday? An ASTEROID going to buzz the Earth, which makes us Dinosaurs very nervous Here…

Because of (or in spite of) the fires raging around here, in canyons and on ridges--- and in the too-close-for-comfort vicinity of decades-old radioactive waste from Los Alamos...I have been thinking about what survives conflagrations of various sorts. We can…

In keeping with the latest news reports and what the mainstream media tend to focus on...this week's themes are regret and rage Anything piss you off lately Which do you regret more? Something you did? Or something you didn't do…

Sublime words about life, love, and soul--from two of the best poets who never met (but what if they had??) Scroll with care...let it all sink in...think, but not too much...then go watch the Three Stooges or something Soul, Wilt…