by Deborah Lee Luskin | May 16, 2018 | Living in Place
Brussels sprouts are among the first to be planted and the last to be harvested. Because of their long tenure in the vegetable patch, I plant them in an out-of-the-way spot and try to remember to check on them from time to time. This year, I’ve planted the posts...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | May 15, 2018 | Living in Place
The Amtrak Residency is currently suspended, but that hasn’t stopped poet Julia Shipley and two colleagues from creating a Train Travel Residency of their own. Shipley is a non-fiction writer, journalist and poet who lives in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. This past...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | May 9, 2018 | Living in Place
I’ve started training to hike the Chilkoot Trail this summer, from Alaska into the Yukon. Compared to The Long Trail’s 273 miles, the Chilkoot is short. The trail is only 33 miles, but it makes up in steepness and exposure what it lacks in length. Shortly after...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | May 2, 2018 | Living in Place
Poet Ross Thurber describes the publication of Pioneer Species, his first collection, as his “coming out” as a poet, of sharing his world-view in his private language of images gleaned from his daily life on Lilac Ridge Farm. Ross is clear that farming Lilac Ridge, a...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Apr 24, 2018 | Living in Place
Whether it’s a post, a radio interview, or a keynote address, events like these represent great opportunities for a writer to build audience and generate income – and they all start with words on the page. Yesterday, I was interviewed on Vermont Edition about a...
