Monthly Archives: April 2020

By Allen L Phillips Sarah Broom quotes this line (borrowed for my title) in her autobiography “The Yellow House”.  It’s from a poem by Jack Gilbert and takes on significance as she returns to her native New Orleans,  leases an … Continue reading →

By Allen L Phillips “Paying attention to being alive” is a line from a poem by Jack Gilbert, borrowed for how well it describes what Pat and I have been doing for the last 5 or 6 weeks.  We are … Continue reading →

by Allen L Phillips “Paying attention to being alive” is a line from a poem by Jack Gilbert.  Paying attention to being alive is what we should all be doing right now as we adapt to staying home when possible … Continue reading →

By Allen L Phillips “Paying attention to being alive” is a line from a poem by Jack Gilbert borrowed for its applicability to our more or less voluntary isolation.  We seem now to have the time to pay attention to … Continue reading →

By Allen L Phillips The title is a line from a poem by Jack Gilbert which I recently found quoted by Sarah M Broom in her compelling memoir, “The Yellow House”.  “Paying attention to being alive” sums up what many … Continue reading →