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Larry Rosenberg sharing some of his poetry at a live event.

How Poetry Rebooted My Senior Years

January 1, 2025 Larry Rosenberg 0

Larry Rosenberg shares a poem about how poetry has helped him “reboot” his senior years. [Read more…]

NASA’s Webb Catches Fiery Hourglass as New Star Forms

Late in Life

December 8, 2024 Larry Rosenberg 0

Larry Rosenberg offers a poem about aging inspired by the falling sand in an hourglass [Read more…]

Sandy Taradash's family is well-prepared for years when Thanksgiving and Hanukkah collide.

‘Tis the Season … A Poem for Thanksgivukkah

November 22, 2021 Sandra Taradash 1

Sandy Taradash offers a poem in honor of the intersection of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah this year. [Read more…]

Now Then Then Now Painting, Photo by Gary Butterfield on Unsplash

We Did and Now We Don’t….

April 27, 2020 Sandra Taradash 0

We were a happy people And now we’re not. We lived with problems And now they don’t seem so big. We were a social people And now we’re not. We hugged and shook hands And [Read more…]

June, 2019, with my grandkids in NYC. “I felt tears run down my face as I saw the Statue of Liberty. I didn’t know I’d get so emotional.”

Taking America for Granted…

February 25, 2020 Sandra Taradash 0

JSA conributor Sandy Taradash worries poetically if we are taking the core values of America too much for granted. [Read more…]