Welcome to where I am, where my kitchen's always messy, a pot's (or a poet) always about to boil over, a dog is always begging to be fed. Drafts of poems on the counter. Windows filled with leaves. Wind. Clouds moving over the mountains. If you like poetry, books, and music--especially dog howls when a siren unwinds down the hill-- you'll like it here.


MY NEW AUTHOR'S SITE, KATHRYNSTRIPLINGBYER.COM, THAT I MYSELF SET UP THROUGH WEEBLY.COM, IS NOW UP. I HAD FUN CREATING THIS SITE AND WOULD RECOMMEND WEEBLY.COM TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN SETTING UP A WEBSITE. I INVITE YOU TO VISIT MY NEW SITE TO KEEP UP WITH EVENTS RELATED TO MY NEW BOOK.


MY NC POET LAUREATE BLOG, MY LAUREATE'S LASSO, WILL REMAIN UP AS AN ARCHIVE OF NC POETS, GRADES K-INFINITY! I INVITE YOU TO VISIT WHEN YOU FEEL THE NEED TO READ SOME GOOD POEMS.

VISIT MY NEW BLOG, MOUNTAIN WOMAN, WHERE YOU WILL FIND UPDATES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY KITCHEN, IN THE ENVIRONMENT, IN MY IMAGINATION, IN MY GARDEN, AND AMONG MY MOUNTAIN WOMEN FRIENDS.




Friday, June 6, 2008

Cabbage Sistah's


I've had cabbage on my mind today. Six beautiful heads are waiting for me out in the garden, and I wish I could mail one of them to my friend doris davenport, a poet, essayist, and teacher who now resides in Albany, Georgia, where she teaches at Albany State University. When we discovered we shared a passion for cabbage, we began calling each other Cabbage Sistah. Look for doris's book of poetry, Madness Like Morning Glories, from LSU Press. Yes, I have some morning glories in the garden, too, but right now cabbage is what I want!

3 comments:

Vicki Lane said...

I have doris's Madness Like Morning Glories!-- and love it. What a voice!

doris diosa said...

Hey Cabbage Queen-Sistah Kay - what a wonderful surprise and treat it is, to see your "blog"! (Love it. Love the poems too.)Then i got an extra big (metal) grin saw the photo of you and me. As for you Vicki - thanks, and the feeling is mutual: i read and totally enjoyed your book SIGNS IN THE BLOOD a few years back. Now, i have *got* to git me a blog.
Hugs, y'all.

Susan M. Bell said...

Kay, I see you're wearing that wonderful shirt people commented on at the retreat. Were you wearing the shoes too? How bright and cheery you were.